The phrase "mitigating fears" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions or strategies aimed at reducing or alleviating concerns or anxieties.
Example: "The new policy was designed with the goal of mitigating fears among employees about job security."
Alternatives: "alleviating concerns" or "reducing anxieties."
The therapy included mitigating patients' fears of madness by pointing out that even "normal" people can hear voices.
There are also fears that mitigating greenhouse gases from shipping could increase the costs of transport in a way that might damage world trade and economic growth.
There was a time, a decade ago, when lawyers would frequently choose not to present any mitigating circumstances out of fear that their clients might be perceived as bad seeds, thus making it easier for the jury to vote for death.
But without the mitigating influence of sound thinking, excessive fear of this new disease can lead to discrimination against Asians, something that is not without precedent in this country.
Other, more serious, writers cite German fear of hyperinflation, or the mitigating effects of a stronger social safety net, or the willngness to free ride on the more ambitious policies of trading partners.
But the announcement of the indictment suggested she had been concerned for the safety of her son Bo Guagua following such a dispute - suggesting her maternal fears might be used as a mitigating factor in her case, perhaps to justify a suspended death sentence.
Legal analysts said that the mitigating circumstances presented by the court — that Ms. Gu feared for the safety of her son — lessened the likelihood that she would face the death penalty but did not rule it out.
These mitigating factors may contribute to increased health care utilization.
Friends of Heywood fear the dead man is being smeared so Gu, who might otherwise face the death penalty, can use her concern for her son as a mitigating factor.
