Word: frightener
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...seemed probable that the executions took place mainly to frighten the regime's internal enemies. That assumption was reinforced by reports that Baghdad was secretly trying as "spies" 35 more, including 13 Jews, and holding hundreds of others in jail. They include former Premier Abdel Rahman Bazzaz and ex-Defense Minister Major General Abdel Aziz Uqaili. Also among them was an American engineer, Paul Bail, who was on loan from Esso to the Iraq Petroleum Co. Friends said that Iraqi police apparently suspected that an elaborate hi-fi set in his home was actually a radio transmitter. Baghdad later...
...crisis was an international affair in which the West German mark was deeply involved. In the French view, the mark was so strong that it was pulling other currencies off balance. By refusing to devalue, De Gaulle could perhaps bring about a situation in which the Germans would be frightened into increasing the exchange rate of the mark. That would automatically strengthen the franc by making German goods dearer on the world market. De Gaulle also knew that a devaluation would frighten the French, reminding them of the financial instability of the Fourth Republic before he came to France...
...because of his mixture of ferocity and tenderness. And by ferocity I don't mean bloodthirstiness. I mean voltage, energy, fire. I love the explosions, the wildness, the terror in his music. There are very few composers who manage to generate terror. Berlioz really does. He can frighten...
Political Points. By playing on jingoism, the junta also seemed to be playing with the country's present economic wellbeing. The expropriation threatened to frighten off foreign investors. The U.S. could always cut off economic aid if the Jersey Standard subsidiary does not receive satisfactory compensation. Washington is also in a position to suspend purchases of Peruvian sugar, some $40 million a year...
Dumped. Despite his exalted ranking, Takamiyama still has a lot to learn about technique, as his match with Taiho proved. Following sumo's ancient ritual, the two giants prepared for battle -rinsing their mouths with water to purify their souls, stamping their feet to frighten away evil spirits, tossing handfuls of salt to sanctify the dirt ring, holding out their arms to show that they had no concealed weapons. After that, they simply stared at each other for several minutes. Only then, with a wave of his fan, did the referee signal for the fight to begin...