Every one of these kids lives in abject fear of the man, averting their eyes when he walks into the room. (seligfilmnews.com)
Or, put another way, if teachers were generating high test score gains from their students by creating a climate of abject fear in their classrooms, their observation scores should be low and that information is useful. (jaypgreene.com)
We shouldn't be surprised that masses of incensed residents of black Ferguson marching peacefully through their own streets in protest of sub-human treatment would trigger abject fear in the hearts of Ferguson's nearly all white police department. (christianitytoday.com)