Sentence examples for understandably afraid of from inspiring English sources

They are understandably afraid of the widespread piracy that afflicts the music and movie industries.

"In the past, many scientists were understandably afraid of talking about their use of animals, but the climate has very much changed," says Frances Rawle, head of policy at the Medical Research Council.

After that, Christians were understandably afraid of political engagement and largely withdrew from civic life.

Female critics -- the genre's most frequent, and thus its loudest -- are understandably afraid of having their entire sex tarred with the same "frothy" brush as their chick-lit writing counterparts.

Voters are understandably afraid of losing their jobs, and so they look for an easy "other" to blame, whether it's Jews, or immigrants, or the gays, or some scared, pregnant woman.

Residents of Luanda are understandably afraid to test their freedom.

"There's a generation of Democrats that is understandably afraid to get out on any tree limb at all," said Susan Estrich, who managed Michael S. Dukakis's 1988 presidential campaign and now is advising Mr. Corzine.

That urgent need for an alternative, and to ensure that professionals are heard, encouraged Marsh to join the group: "Within a culture of fear and scrutiny, headteachers can be, understandably, afraid to raise their heads above the parapet.

That's because the industry's largely immigrant workforce is understandably afraid to speak up about injuries, she said.

Sure, it seems sort of shallow, but bystanders are often understandably afraid that speaking up on behalf of someone being bullied can negatively impact their social status (we've got two words for you: Regina George).

Citizens of Boston, who were at one point instructed directly by the Governor of Massachusetts to stay in their homes to avoid danger, were understandably afraid.