Word: afraid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gore Vidal did with Aaron Burr, but with the founder of their faith. "This is an intentional attack on Christianity," concludes Joseph Reilly, national director of Morality in Media. The group is particularly incensed by Jesus' anguished comment, "I am a liar, I am a hypocrite. I am afraid of everything . . . Lucifer is inside...
...What I'm afraid," says Oprah, "is that by 9:22 we're gonna be running out of stuff. I don't want it to be a B.S. session about...
Even at his age, David understands that workers are being replaced by machines that can mine more coal more cheaply. His father has been laid off twice, the previous time for three years, so David worries about coal's future as well as his own. "I'm afraid," he says, "that later on the dead trees and plants won't be able to produce coal and everybody will be losing their jobs...
...Nelsons do not allow their kids to explore the woods by themselves, as Larry did, or even walk or ride their bikes too far from home alone. "There was a lot more they was allowed to do back then, like go out in the woods and not be afraid of bein' kidnaped or gettin' shot at or somethin'," says Nancy. "Here in Prenter, this old man he pulled up and tried to pick up this girl. He grabbed her leg and tried to pull her in his car. Her dog bit him, and she got away. She hit him with...
Computer access brings to some to a "new lease on life," Thornburgh says. She says that one of the main purposes of the program is "a reduction of anxiety" among people with disabilities, so that they are not afraid to ask questions about how to use this new technology, and to seek help. "It opens up the ability to make requests," Thornburgh says. "All accessibility is about is a level playing field...