Sentence examples for spurred fear from inspiring English sources

With the military rulers set to turn over power after presidential elections beginning next month, Mr. Suleiman's sudden re-emergence from the shadows of the fallen government has spurred fear — and, in some precincts, hope — at the prospect of a new strongman coming to power.

But the militants' arrival has spurred fear that the fighters will turns their weapons on the ruins, denouncing them as idolatrous.

Texas state Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) told HuffPost that Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) victory as a tea party candidate in last year's U.S. Senate Republican primary has spurred fear among Republicans in her state that similar candidates could win office in the future.

The case has spurred fears that Westerners are traveling to Pakistan to join militant groups.

But rather than limit liability, that proposed settlement has only spurred fears of more litigation and multibillion-dollar payouts.

Europe's woes, including the possibility that Spain will go the way of Greece, have spurred fears of contagion.

In the past, that might have spurred fears the Lubavitchers were about to jump the informal border.

The hijacking of the truck carrying the cyanide spurred fears of terrorism but federal authorities said they believed the theft was a common crime.

Analysts said the weak employment numbers spurred fears that consumers would be less eager to spend if their jobs were endangered.

And it has spurred fears that Russia is mired in an open-ended conflict that will continue to send young Russians home in zinc coffins.

Most manufacturers around the world are reporting an increase in output and new orders, both of which plunged in late 2008 and early 2009 as a credit crisis spurred fears of a new Depression.