Sentences with phrase «for fear of being punished»

NNPC staff are afraid of contacting me for the fear of being punished, sidelined in appointments and targeted.

And, according to a 2013 New York Times report, these assaults often go unreported for fear of being punished, ignored, ridiculed, or even discharged for sexual contact with another man (prior to 2011).

Not exact matches

I've never felt a need or fear of trying to please God or that I'm going to be punished for not doing something right... I'm forgiven, not perfect, but God puts a desire in my heart to serve thise that are less fortunate.

Atheists have moved past that and live life without unfounded, unjustified fear of a wrathful god whose ego is so fragile that he will eternally punish you for picking your nose once too often.

It's based on fear of being punished for not following something that doesn't make sense.

Furthermore, fear does not create a culture of compassion or generosity, because its driving motive is to punish masses of people permanently for the sake of protecting the «deserving» of our world.

Student - athletes will benefit the most from reduced exposure to potentially injurious blows and from what one calls the «conundrum of having to self - report an injury that they may not recognize as being potentially injurious or dangerous in the moment of competition,» or, as recent studies suggest, that athletes know are potentially dangerous but choose not to report because they fear being punished by the coach for doing so, such as by removing them from a starting position, reducing future playing time, or inferring in front of teammates that reporting symptoms made them «weak» or less «manly»; and

Your child needs to feel free to explore and examine his or her own identity without fear of «being caught» or, even worse, being shamed or punished for it.

10) demanding any form of conduct or observance which makes it difficult or impossible for adherents (particularly children) to take part in lawful activities which are commonly enjoyed in British society, and punishing or attempting to punish adherents for failing to comply with such a demand, particularly by putting them in fear of supernatural disfavour.

While Republicans have been bracing for months for a punishing election in November, they are increasingly alarmed that their losses may be even worse than feared because the midterm campaign appears destined to turn more on the behavior of the man in the White House than any other in decades.

As the amendment and the Senate's version of the bill moved forward, there was fear among city officials that New York could be punished twice; its taxpayers may also be called upon to help cover the lost county support for Medicaid statewide.

Their greatest fear is of lines being drawn by their leaders to punish them for any independence or disobedience.

That's because the approach encourages countries to aim for difficult goals without fear of being punished if they fail.

Confession time: one of my biggest fears is that the aging process will punish me for wearing doorknocker - size earrings.

As he punishes himself emotionally for not being able to get over his fears and make her happy in the way he desires, CIA agent Victoria Lasseter (Connie Britton) discovers that a death order has been put out on the participants of a top secret program she ran which trained elite assassins.

In his jealousy and fear, Imhotep goes so far as to murder the Egyptian leader, an act that was punished most severely by burying Imhotep alive for a fate of eternal torment.

im currently in a school doing extra sixth lessons and im actually finding it detrimental to my learning giving me more work homework time and my mock results are down from my last year many schools do less school and achieve much higher pass rates i fell that this extra time is making students feel worse and limits there ability to socialize when they go to school until 4:10 pm and arrive home at about 5 making it dark in the winter while walking home may i add it also means that when we get home are daily 2 hr of hw leaves us being at home with no extra work at about 7 pm on top of this there is revision for exams and catch up work for students to complete all of this removes a students ability to have fun were we are hunting success in fear of punishment To conclude extra lessons punish the mind and form a generation of students that dislike school and even sometimes even become suicidal all because schools think they are doing things right

Why This Doesn't Work - First off, if you didn't punish your dog while they were in the process of using the bathroom, they will not know why you are doing this and will begin to think it's normal behavior for you to do this which will make them begin to fear your presence.

Puppies that are disciplined and punished for indoor elimination rather than reinforced for outdoor elimination may soon begin to fear to eliminate whenever you are present, regardless of the location.

If your pet is showing signs of fear and anxiety, aggression, hyper - excitability, sudden changes in behavior, self - injury, obsessive compulsive - type behaviors, age - related changes or if you have worked with a trainer and your pet can't seem to learn or has plateaued in spite of positive reinforcement training, or you find yourself having to punish the behavior rather than building a positive relationship with your pet, you should see Dr. Sung for a full diagnostic evaluation.

If you punish her for it you add to her stress, potentially creating an added fear of you in the process, and she may start retaining her urine (which is medically harmful) for as long as she can out of fear of being punished.

Fearing the teeth of a proposed animal control ordinance could punish those who own guard dogs, the City Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his property.

It is a shame that so many allow fear and ignorance to rule them, hence the existence of Breed Specific Legislation, but someday it will become apparent to the public and those who make the laws that BSL does NOT keep the public safe but only brings pain to those being unfairly punished for something that has yet to occur.

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Moore writes in «Great Tide» that we're in an «all hands on deck» crisis, yet most scientists have been «down in the hold, muzzled by the vague but real fear that if they speak out, they will be punished for «advocacy,» the cardinal sin of science.»

As a victim of Sexual Harassment, you may be scared to immediately report it to your company because of your fear of Retaliation (when the company punishes you for protecting yourself) but failing to report the harassment can damage your claim.

The child actually fears the favored parent from a variety of perspectives (fear of being rejected by them, fear of being punished for displaying any affection toward the rejected parent, etc.).

In Russia, it is now illegal for same - sex couples to hold hands and doing so can lead to imprisonment and hefty fines.5 In Nigeria, same - sex couples holding hands can face up to 10 years in prison6 and in Uganda, similar displays of affection could lead to legal execution if a controversial bill is passed that allows «aggravated homosexuality» to be punished by death.7 Even without the risk of these extreme legal penalties, many same - sex couples avoid holding hands because they fear the potential repercussions from doing so in front of the wrong person at the wrong time.8 Such fears are not irrational.