Terrorism will remain a threat for the foreseeable future, and Americans are not willing to settle for half-baked security measures or politicians afraid to make the investments that are necessary to render flying as safe as it can possibly be.
Then he added, for good measure, "I'm afraid of heights".
The index measured negative emotions (afraid, anxious, stressed, passive, weak, puzzled, helpless) versus positive (safe, calm, relaxed, active, strong, engaged, confident).
"We have already been forced to take unpopular decisions in response to the chill wind of austerity measures but I am afraid the coming years will see far more difficult debates and I hope that Powys residents understand our difficulties".
He said the inquiry would consider granting "protected measures" to whistleblowers who were afraid of criticising their employer or speaking truthfully about press ethics.
Paradoxically, it is because of Brexit that festival organisers are taking the measures in the first place, afraid of an influx of "lads with their shirts off" who can no longer afford to decamp to the Dalmatian coast for their fix this summer.
But George Howard, the delegate from Ohio who proposed the measure, responded, "I am not afraid".
I think I was afraid of not measuring up to that.
"Dr. Ofri, are you afraid to be measured by hard data?" was a common refrain.
"To succeed law firms will need to be agile and innovative, and not be afraid to take measured risks.
