Sentence examples for the fear of causing from inspiring English sources

"The fear of causing offence, the fear of ruffling the careful layers of comfort, becomes a fetish," Adichie said.

The fear of causing some trauma to Elian by rescuing him could never outweigh the need to uphold the rule of law.

To do so, he must struggle against the "urge to finish the operation and escape the fear of causing a catastrophic haemorrhage".

Since seeing The Artist at its Cannes premiere earlier this year, I have become one of a global legion of jabbering evangelists, and only the fear of causing a backlash deters us from going on about its artistry more.

Index adds: "The causes of self-censorship range from the fear of causing offence, losing financial support, violent public reaction or media storm, prejudice, managing diversity and the impact of risk aversion".

The fear of causing intracranial hemorrhage is often cited as a reason why thrombolytic therapy is not offered by treating physicians [17, 18].

She refused to be photographed or to discuss the cats for fear of causing problems with her employer.

In Roberts's book, it's claimed Curtis abandoned the idea for fear of causing offence, and of drawing comparison with Life of Brian.

Google, which publishes its "zeitgeist" list of top search queries, redacts sex-related terms from the rankings for fear of causing offence.

For some it appeared - although was not explicitly clear - they did not want to talk about the topic for fear of causing trouble.

In some schools, history professors gloss over the Holocaust for fear of causing a riot in class.