"fear" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Some lawmakers privately acknowledged that the intensity of the protests led them to fear defeat at the polls next year unless the measure was repealed.
- It is grown-ups, however, not children, who fear defeat.
- Both situations led the Coalition to fear defeat in the 1999 presidential elections.
- And now the Conservatives have less and less reason to fear defeat.
- If she fears defeat, she will run; she is not one to fight to the last, even when doing so has the chance of victory.
- "Nor shall we fear defeat, for this world is God's," the man replied, and his shoulders relaxed.
- For Brutus the dilemma was somewhat different, though he did not fear defeat.
- Selwyn, who himself represented Gloucester, feared defeat there and wanted a safe alternative seat.
- Fearing defeat, the rebels started taking hostages of the local white population in areas under their control.
- So your ships go into battle fearing defeat in some unknown way.
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