Word: afraid
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...past I wanted to make sure that my music was tough enough for the stories I was going to tell." • On no longer being afraid of writing pop music, New York Times, Sept...
...Caucasus. Specifically, the issue of Ukrainian or Georgian membership has been of significant import to the future of the alliance. While Ukrainian aspirations to the alliance are particularly strong (and emotionally affective, given the tragic history of that country), NATO leaders should proceed cautiously and not be afraid to deny admission to these two countries...
...Security law against him, accusing him of promoting enmity between religious groups. Gandhi claimed the tapes were "doctored" and avoided turning himself in to the authorities by paying what is called "anticipatory bail." But when the bail ran out, Gandhi gave himself up on Mar. 27. "I am not afraid of going to jail," said Gandhi. "If it generates confidence in some people, I will go to jail." (See pictures of the major turning points in modern India's history...
...people like [RBS's Fred Goodwin] from lampposts on April Fool's Day and I can only say let's hope they are just effigies," Chris Knight, one of the march's organizers, told the BBC on Wednesday. "If he winds us up any more, I'm afraid there will be real bankers hanging from lampposts," Knight said, before adding: "Let's hope that that doesn't actually have to happen." A day later, the University of East London, which employs Knight as a professor of anthropology, suspended him. (See TIME's G-20 content...
Right now, says Leuthold, institutional investors are moving back into stocks, not because they're confident of a recovery, but because they're loathe to miss an important market move. "The pension funds are way below their actuarial assumptions, and they're afraid they'll be left behind if they sit with too much cash," he says. In other words, performance fears could replace recession fears...