Word: unafraidness
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...task is not to adapt Him to the world but to convert the world to Him . . . Times of crisis are days of the Lord if God can find men and women who are ready and unafraid to speak His truth. Old, yet ever new, the church remains the instrument of God's loving purpose...
...government of a modern industrial nation increase its revenue? Finance Minister Douglas Abbott, whose conservative fiscal policies have balanced Canada's budget for the past six years, is unafraid of an orthodox answer: cut taxes. In his 1953-54 budget, Abbott reduced personal income taxes by 11% and corporation taxes by an average of 9% across the board. Last week, after the budget had been in effect for a full six months, he proudly reported that government revenues had increased nearly $90 million over the same period last year...
Coupled to the new model is a proposal for using this strength politically. If the Russians know that the U.S. is clearly capable of delivering a knockout blow, they may enter negotiations with a different attitude. The U.S. should be unafraid to flex its muscles in negotiations (as the theory goes) if muscle-flexing is necessary to secure a workable agreement for ensuring peace...
There was an insurance company called John Hancock, and it was a proud kind of company. It was especially proud of its namesake--a bold man unafraid of opinions, who signed a document the world of his time was quick to label "subversive." So proud of him was the company that it told of his principles in full page advertisements in magazines...
Even so, Dr. Ellinger thought it would be a good idea if one of the younger women came to Manila so that he could study her language. Unafraid of her exotic appetite, he gave up the idea only when he learned her price: 50 pesos plus his hand in marriage...