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were fear
verb
To cause fear to; to frighten.
Exact(58)
The stimuli were fear and pride.
"They'd go to the pound and get dogs that were fear biters just scared to death of people.
"They'd go to the pound and get dogs that were fear biters — just scared to death of people.
The majority would put less than half in stocks; among their reasons were fear of job loss, lack of accountability on Wall Street and economic fears amplified by the news media.
The most common barriers to testing were fear of results, belief that it was not necessary, and lack of time.
The reasons given were fear of reprisals, that bystanders were collaborating with perpetrators or that they had no confidence in the criminal justice system.
The main causes of refusal were: fear of body mutilation (35%), lack of will (24%) and religious causes in 28% of cases.
Those seven themes were: Fear Seeing animals or plants Bright light Violence and persecution Deja-vu Seeing family Recalling events post-cardiac arrest.
Most common reasons for rejection were fear of adverse events, doubt regarding efficacy, not feeling as belonging to a high-risk group and believing that influenza is not a serious illness.
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His lies on Islam were fear-mongering at its worst.
Her own, she knew, were fear-filled, pleading but not weeping.
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