Fearful
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What they fail to do is actually make people less
fearful
or anxious.
Such feats always entail important asymmetries and political pacts; though fundamental to the post-Franco transition, when Spaniards were still
fearful
of reviving the deep divisions of the civil war, they plague the country to this day.
Egypt’s political elite,
fearful
of critical media coverage, defeat in fair elections, and even imprisonment, prefer the existing regime and oppose any significant reform.
They have made Americans
fearful
and found a willing co-conspirator in the Bush administration.
Indeed,
fearful
of popular backlash against its decision to release the crew of the US spyplane without securing either a meaningful American apology or adequate financial compensation, China's government quietly shut down several popular internet sites in the weeks following the spy plane incident - including the chatroom that posted the above-cited messages.
In theory, as the “fiscal cliff” set for January 1, 2013, approaches,
fearful
investors should start dumping bonds now.
It is these substitutions – the embodied knowledge of the machine for the knowhow of traditional handiwork – that make us
fearful.
Or will the ECB empty its guns at the first rumblings of a stronger business cycle,
fearful
of accusations of running from battle or of being caught of guard.
Ultimately, the solution lies in patiently building an inclusive political framework that wins the support of local people and leaders who, despairing and fearful, have been lured to the extremists’ cause.
Even their tax-averse sponsors, while appreciative of the rabble’s efforts to protect their wealth, are now
fearful
of the impact of these wayward ideas on the investment climate and equity prices.
The OAS can involve itself in domestic electoral, political, or human rights issues only if a majority of its members mandates it to do so, and countries like Mexico and Brazil are
fearful
of picking fights with Venezuela.
Yet neighbors are also the most
fearful
of challenging one of their own.
Children who remain behind,
fearful
of an unknowable future, are easily recruited by extremists.
Turkey, more
fearful
of the regional repercussions of a nuclear Iran than of any direct threat it would pose, went as far as to host a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last August.
Central banks in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand,
fearful
of losing competitiveness relative to Japan, are easing their own monetary policies – or will soon ease more.
The rigidly hierarchical forces of the establishment are insecure and
fearful
of what will happen after the king dies.
The barriers to growth in the past were an unholy alliance among oligarchic interests and political parties, scandalous procurement, clientelism, the permanently broken media, overly accommodating banks, weak tax authorities, and a weighed-down,
fearful
judiciary.
But it was also made more probable by Germany’s
fearful
response to Russia’s rising power, as well as myriad other factors, including human errors.
The emerging new approach to PDPs is also
fearful
of state failure.
And the enraged younger generation, in particular, is not especially
fearful
of losing the limited benefits offered by the status quo.
And yet the ruling Communist Party has remained brutally intolerant of peaceful dissent and morbidly
fearful
of the information revolution.
A whole population almost seemed
fearful
and cowed by the Taliban.
Yet there is little in the opposition by
fearful
unions and greedy business lobbies that Obama could not beat back with compelling arguments.
But their economic policies – anti-market and
fearful
that liberal capitalism and globalization will erode national identity and sovereignty – have many elements in common with populist parties of the left, such as Syriza in Greece (before its capitulation to its creditors), Podemos in Spain, and Italy’s Five Star Movement.
Much as they dislike it, they are also
fearful
of a war between Israel or the United States and Iran, knowing that they would have little influence over events.
On economic, financial, tax, trade, and climate issues, many people around the world are
fearful
or angry, believing that a worldwide cabal of bankers, corporations, and G-20 elites uses insider deals to monopolize the benefits of globalization.
If Israel was not just a
fearful
nation oppressing the Palestinian people, but the source of all evil, any form of violence, however destructive of self and others, could be justified.
The world is increasingly fragmenting, with
fearful
people embracing smaller, defensive identities: Scottish, Catalan, Flemish, Sunni, Shia, Kurdish, and so on.
The rationale underlying this policy is that Iran’s leaders,
fearful
of losing political control as popular discontent increases over the sanctions’ effects, will recalculate the costs and benefits of their nuclear activities and become receptive to negotiated constraints in exchange for removal of sanctions.
China, too, is
fearful
of a growth slowdown and rising wage inflation.
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