Fearing they would be labeled kulaks, people also fled their homes and villages. |
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Fearing a public crisis of confidence in the industry, regulators were quick to move in. |
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Fearing rampant speculation, the government has ordered banks to curb lending for property investment. |
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Fearing for the safety of nearby combustibles, I whipped the pan off the stove and was overwhelmed with thunderous applause. |
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Fearing hostile takeovers and falling share prices, firms seem to become overly fixated on quarterly returns. |
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Fearing counter-revolution, the sans-culottes destroyed prisons because they believed they were secretly sheltering conspirators. |
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Fearing a repeat of the terrorist hijackings, the American airline industry was on high alert. |
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Fearing the consequences of consummating his relationship with Nancy, his much-younger ward, Edward sends her to join her father in India. |
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Fearing exposure and embarrassment if he were to assume a conspicuous role at the new arts agency, he turned down the appointment. |
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Fearing he had lost too much time, the lad galloped as fast as he could to the palace. |
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Fearing that the jinn had possessed her, her mother took her to an exorcist, a middle age man who confirmed that the girl was indeed possessed. |
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Fearing the worst, the victim curled into a ball to try to protect himself from the blows raining on him. |
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Fearing that these events will have dire ramifications for the rest of the world, the NSA send Sam in. |
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Fearing bad weather, I got out of the kibitka and went into the post station, intending to take a rest. |
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Fearing that the criminal would return and rough me up, I blew on my crime whistle to wake my neighbors for help. |
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Fearing the worst, the girls finally telegraphed their mother of Beth's deteriorating condition. |
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Fearing a curse, the townspeople fled in terror as soon as the weather broke. |
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Fearing further action from Chinese military, the air force scrambled two IDF fighters to aid the Mirage jets. |
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Fearing the consequences as World War II threatened, FDR asked him to call off the march. |
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Fearing a meltdown, the reactor officer shuts down the submarine's main source of power. |
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Fearing for her safety, she changed direction and walked towards Faraday Road. |
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Fearing a default will weaken banks, consumers have been spiriting money out of the country. |
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Fearing the big hit over the boundary, Greg told Trevor to bowl the now infamous grubber. |
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Fearing the worst, he decides to pretend that Germany is still the same country his mother believes in. |
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Fearing that the French Revolution might encourage similar action by the British people, Burke penned his Reflections. |
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Fearing another backlash, however, the government has refrained from doing so. |
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Fearing a puncture, he called in that he would pit on the following lap. |
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Fearing floods, thousands of residents sandbagged their homes. |
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Fearing arrest and imprisonment for harbouring satyagrahis, the local landlords refused to accommodate the marchers in the traveller's inns under their control. |
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Fearing the collapse of major computer systems as the new millennium dawned, there was a huge demand for technologists to help update systems quickly. |
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Fearing they would be blown into the island cliffs, the crew furled the main sail, then to lower the ship's profile further, Alexander ordered the main spar lowered. |
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Fearing that Neubauer might kill herself, Norris contacted the commanding general of Keesler Air Force Base, Gen. Patrick Higby. |
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Fearing the tomb had been violated, she rushed back to arouse St Peter and St John who, after exploring the tomb, confirmed what she had told them. |
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Fearing much damage to their undefended capital, the Danes sued for peace. |
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Fearing for his safety, and the wellbeing of those close to him, he declined to accept the award. |
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Fearing loss and destruction of the rare texts, the Japanese government previously donated about 50 million yen to fund their preservation on microfilm. |
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Fearing Buryat nationalism, Joseph Stalin had more than 10,000 Buryats killed. |
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Fearing this increasingly unstable situation, several small Greek kingdoms sent delegations to Rome to seek an alliance. |
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Fearing the worst, the Romans began a major mobilization, all but pulling out of recently pacified Spain and Gaul. |
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Fearing capture, they moved on to Blackheath in Hertfordshire, and then back to London. |
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Fearing Banquo's suspicions, Macbeth arranges to have him murdered, by hiring two men to kill them, later sending a Third Murderer. |
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Fearing an Ottoman collapse, France and Britain rushed forces to Gallipoli. |
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Fearing persecution, Ross and many others also left the United Kingdom during this time. |
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Fearing that he might be deposed if he refused, Edward agreed to exile the Despensers and pardoned the Marcher Lords for their actions. |
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Fearing that the ship might break through into the polder, Captain Arie Evegroen took a row boat with him. |
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Fearing their loss, the British burnt or sank Santisima Trinidad, Argonauta, San Antonio and Intrepide. |
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Fearing he might be a threat to the safety of his reign, Vladimir stopped treating Olaf as a friend. |
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Fearing that his pleas were only making things worse, Thorkel flees to Caithness and fosters Thorfinn for some time. |
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Fearing that they were spies for their brothers, the Danes, he incarcerated them. |
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Fearing its ambitions, the Soviet Union's wartime allies, the United Kingdom and the United States, became its enemies. |
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Fearing Frederick's concentration of power, the Pope finally excommunicated the Emperor. |
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Fearing serious social unrest, large numbers of Tory MPs rebelled in a vote on governmental expenses. |
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Fearing for his family, Victor reluctantly agrees, with the Creature saying he will secretly watch over Victor's progress. |
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Fearing an attack of the dreaded midgie, organisers had installed massive machines to suck midges away from the venue. |
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Fearing his peely-wally Scottish bod wouldn't be up to the job, the 22-year-old star has been hitting the gym and reckons he's developing a bit of a six-pack. |
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Fearing that Britain could become a haven for human cloning experiments, the Government quickly sent the Human Reproductive Cloning Bill through Parliament. |
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Fearing the fire, the San Diego recalled its men and cast off. |
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Fearing subsequent hostile encounters like the one the expedition endured at the Battle of Punta Quemada, Pizarro ended his first expedition and returned to Panama. |
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Fearing a possible naval attack along the shores of the Golden Horn, Emperor Constantine XI ordered that a defensive chain be placed at the mouth of the harbour. |
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Fearing rebellion, Julian lured the Goths into the confines of urban streets from which they could not escape and massacred soldiers and civilians alike. |
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Fearing another Spanish invasion, in May 1593 Queen Elizabeth I ordered the construction of a fort and two sconces as a lookout for any intruder ships. |
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Fearing a reduction of their control, the UK and France intervened militarily, bombarding Alexandria and crushing the Egyptian army at the battle of Tel El Kebir. |
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Fearing that the king would suppress the newly created National Assembly, insurgents stormed the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a date which would become France's National Day. |
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Fearing an indefinite prison sentence, Voltaire suggested that he be exiled to England as an alternative punishment, which the French authorities accepted. |
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Fearing the possibility of a summary trial and execution, the Protestants proceeded instead to Perth, a walled town that could be defended in case of a siege. |
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Fearing the inflation that plagued the Yuan dynasty, the Ming Dynasty initially rejected the use of paper money, and reverted to using copper coins. |
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Fearing that exposure of her adultery would ruin her public image, it was ultimately agreed that Blyton would instead file for divorce against Pollock. |
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Fearing the difficulties that would attend being named to the position in opposition to the king, Anselm avoided journeying to England during this time. |
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Fearing Suetonius's punitive policies would provoke further rebellion, Nero replaced the governor with the more conciliatory Publius Petronius Turpilianus. |
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