Sentence examples for were more apprehensive from inspiring English sources

In fact, he said, the crew members were more apprehensive about their crossing through the Suez Canal than about what had begun as a routine refueling at Aden, Yemen, before entering the Persian Gulf on patrol.

But the families of those detained were more apprehensive about the latest chapter in their long ordeal, with the daughter of Kamal Eldarat questioning the sudden decision to drop the terrorism charges.

"Consumers were more apprehensive about business and employment prospects, but more optimistic about their financial prospects despite rising inflation expectations," said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center, in a statement.

Micari and Drane (2011), the authors who developed the survey on comfort and social comparison concern used in our research, found that females were more apprehensive than males in peer discussions.

Chris Dede, a professor of learning technologies at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, is more apprehensive.

Alcohol is more dangerous and destructive than drugs abuse, but people are more apprehensive about drugs.

But Mr. Dakhkilgov was more apprehensive about life outside the factory gates.

There's something inherently erotic about her full lips and Bambi eyes, but her expression is more apprehensive than alluring.

They have tried to comfort some of their younger neighbors who are more apprehensive about surviving a real estate bust.

It is not altogether surprising that Kurds or Sunnis, minorities in the Shiite-majority nation, would be more apprehensive about an American withdrawal.

People might be more apprehensive this year, he added, because West Nile virus had been out of the local news for so long.