Sentences with phrase «for fear of the repercussion»

«They had to move them up or they were going to drown,» said the father, who did not want to give his name for fear of repercussions against his son.

I too have hesitated before being honest about my views on gender, politics, and homosexuality for fear of repercussions.

«One in five older people who responded to the call for evidence said that they would not complain because they didn't know how to, or for fear of repercussions.»

Every destructive impulse you've ever stopped yourself from doing for fear of repercussion is no longer an issue, and Phil takes full advantage of that.

Also, what if a teacher is unwilling or unable to take action against a school, or the abusers themselves, for fear of repercussions or simply due to the time, effort and money involved?

Reputable breeders will simply stop selling high end hunting dogs, for fear of the repercussion of the lemon law.

In March last year, a group of employees filed complaints with the museum's human resources department in an attempt to spur an internal conversation about Ms. Mercer's role on the board, but nothing came of it, according to one person involved in the effort who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions.

As evidenced at Scaling Bitcoin, decisions proved complex given that miners wanted to follow the recommendations of the development community, while developers sought to avoid pulling the trigger for fear of the repercussions of being labeled as the entity that could enact decisions on the network.

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While a third of professionals in the Middle East say that they do not feel communication channels in their company are open, one way for you to create open communication between employees and management would be by holding regular meetings with employees and adopting an open door policy that encourages them to speak frankly without fear of repercussion.

My opinion is atheists feel no guilt for say ripping off other people, or even killing them, since they have no fears of repercussions.

It had been feared he could be missing for a number of weeks but has returned as Arsenal prepare for a crucial few weeks in the season that could have serious repercussions on their Top Four, Champions League and FA Cup ambitions.

It appears the only sub-set of players he can buy without fear of fan repercussions are established superstars aged 23 - 25 for not less than say # 50M.

@midkemma I Agree with you Wenger has carried the cross for the stingy board for far too long.When Wenger retires and writes a book like fargie did telling it all without fear of any repercussion I can bet even the Aobs and the lot on that funny arsenal fan TV will shed tears

Some of the same studies suggest that athletes may be more likely to self - report if they feel safe in self - reporting, in other words, when they don't fear adverse repercussions if they report in terms of decreased playing time, losing their starting positions, or being embarrassed by the coach in front of their teammates for their lack of toughness, such as, for example, by being labeled a «wimp» (or worse).

This is another place where school boards should step up — to give teachers contractual guarantees that they can speak freely on policy issues without fear of repercussions, or at least to provide avenues for anonymous (but publicly accessible) commentary on policy issues.

Because doctors can't sweep this information under the rug, there are public records of what happen, but you read those Hurt by Homebirth stories and see how many times a perfectly nice wonderful BFF of a midwife then turns into a complete bitch when the birth goes wrong and they fear that there might be some sort of legal repercussion or bad press for them.

Members of the panel spoke about warning signs of addiction, advice for parents who fear their child is using opiates, local resources for addiction and the dangerous repercussions that follow opioid abuse.

And while several of her fellow Democratic «no» voters - perhaps fearing robo - call repercussions - said concern for Dreamers was just one of a laundry list of issues, Gillibrand put it front and center.

An international community of conservationists, scientists and sociologists needs to join the concerned citizens and researchers of Nicaragua in demanding two things: first, independent assessments of the repercussions of this mega-project; and second, that the Nicaraguan government halt the project should the assessments confirm fears that this canal will yield more losses than gains for the region's natural resources, indigenous communities and biodiversity.

Most of her Doctor friends warned her not to be so visible and vocal about what she was saying, fearing repercussions for her.

I hereby deem this contest biased against men who can not shave off their existing facial hair for fear of serious social repercussions.

«There's a McCarthyism coming from the left,» a prominent TV and movie actor who requested his name not be used for fear of professional repercussions told Ng.

The personification of all of his mother's fear, guilt and anxiety about motherhood, Kevin's arrival signals the abrupt end of a once carefree life for Eva (Tilda Swinton)-- and the film subsequently deals with the story of Kevin's youthful progress towards a catastrophically violent incident at his high - school that has devastating, and fatal, repercussions for everyone around him.

Why getting teacher accountability right is essential to Common Core's success How shared responsibility for students differs from fear of repercussions from test scores

A dog that only learns from fear of repercussions will eventually give up trying to do the right thing and will either shut down or fight for what it wants.

It also felt that the Government had overlooked the importance of an effective system for society, and that lack of access to justice could encourage employers to act without fear of repercussions.

«We decided to start this to help raise the funds for these students to pursue any avenue that they choose to pursue and to use their voices without the fear of the costs and the fear of the repercussions.»

EFF is also seeking one clear, easier - to - use exemption for video excerpts that would allow educators, libraries, documentary filmmakers, remix artists, and others to use video snippets without fear of legal repercussions by copyright owners.

Feeling overwhelmed and lacking confidence, without strong supervisors to whom they could turn for help, workers reported being more likely to substantiate abuse and neglect cases, making decisions based more on their fear of administrative repercussions than on their training and experience.

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.

The couch in my office is often a sort of refuge where they can just let their guard down and be who they really want to be without fear of judgment or repercussions, even if just for an hour a week.

CREA is engaging in a «public exercise of character assassination without fear of repercussions» in its filing to the Competition Tribunal opposing Lawrence Dale's application for intervenor status, says Dale in his response to CREA's filing.