Sentences with phrase «speak out for fear»

«It chills the ability of an elected official to speak out for fear of prosecution.»

«I have found that students of lesser ability are not about to speak out for fear of embarrassment if they are grouped with students of greater ability,» she told Education World.

Not exact matches

If there is one overarching lesson that's worth noting from this whole experience, it's that overcoming fear of rejection and speaking out for something you believe in is the truest form of leadership.

Butterfield's public rant was unusual for two reasons: First, he's a CEO, and high - level executives rarely speak out on hot - button issues out of fear they'll alienate customers.

Groups tend to be unproductive for several reasons: the flow of conversation is often chaotic, some people do not dare speak out of fear of being judged, and group members tend to focus on consensual ideas.

Weisberg wrote in a story last week that Daniels spoke to him in the weeks and months before the 2016 election because she had worked out an agreement for «a six - figure sum to keep quiet» but feared Trump might not pay up.

Honduras TPS Decision Deadline: 5/4/2018, 2 Days As the Honduran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) deadline looms, both Politico PRO and Newsy highlight the fear of various Honduran TPS holders and immigration advocates who are speaking out to urge the Trump Administration to extend TPS for the 57,000 legal immigrants from Honduras.

You implied that some people aren't worthy of making judgements or coming to their own decisions, a common tactic of accusing a conservative of being «judgemental» because it's assumed that conservatives are mostly bible - toters who will remember that their precious bible says «judge not, lest ye be judged» and they'll suddenly become ashamed of speaking out about their beliefs for fear of appearing «judgemental».

Maybe we find the words out there, in the marketplace, a coffee shop, a stadium, where people aren't dressed for church and can speak their own true words (if we'll listen) about the flesh, their fears, the blessing and curse of family, the craziness, not to mention dreams, fantasies, habits and memories.

I'm glad that this has become known as a space for the silenced to speak out and speak up without fear.

I am sorry for your pain but let it do its work because to speak out of fear or anger doesn't build up.

Steve Chalke, who writes in this magazine about the liberalising of his views on homosexuality, says he initially stayed silent for fear of losing friends or platform if he spoke out.

A number of more conservative leaders have expressed a nervousness about speaking out, for fear of being pilloried in the secular press, who certainly don't understand the rhetoric of «love the sinner, hate the sin», or getting lumped in with Westboro Baptist Church and their appalling «God Hates Fags» signs.

That there may be some who need compulsion, some who, if they were free - footed, would riot in selfish pleasures like unruly beasts, is doubtless true; but a man must prove precisely that he is not of this number by the fact that he knows how to speak with dread and trembling; and out of reverence for the great one is bound to speak, lest it be forgotten for fear of the ill effect, which surely will fail to eventuate when a man talks in such a way that one knows it for the great, knows its terror — and apart from the terror one does not know the great at all.

I have spoken to former editors who left Christian publishing because they were exhausted from living with the fear that they would be fired for sticking their necks out and championing «edgy» projects.

changing attitudes toward homosexuality have created a new victim: closeted Christians who believe the Bible condemns homosexuality but will not say so publicly for fear of being labeled a hateful bigot «In the current culture, it takes more courage for someone like Chris Broussard to speak out than for someone like Jason Collins to come out,» says Sprigg, a former pastor.

I'm fourteen years old starting my road to recovery and it's very fearing and to know that I have to live with it scares the living daylight a out of me I can't speak much about my cognitive behavior therapy because I've only really doing assements but I'm writing this for myself and yourself I haven't always been religious but in times of fear and need know that you aren't alone God is always there and even wen your in your worse state I usally just lay down meditate a bit and speak to my father God and he always gives me a sense of relief this past week I feel like I have been a constant circle of fear but I would always freak out and be scared for no reason but just know that more than 44 million people have this you are br alone and one day you will meet your savior Jesus christ he put you in a test of life and he's going to congratulate you, you must wait for him and on another note if any one knows how to deal with the fear of the future or staying in a constant state please email me at [email protected] thank you so much everyone and there is a recovery maybe but today or Tommie but you will overcome

And they spoke out vehemently against a part of the plan calling for controlled burns on the property, fearing that the burns would disrupt the habitat.

Fears that Britain could turn into a «safe haven» for foreign criminals have intensified after peers spoke out against the government's plans to opt out of EU police and criminal justice measures.

Back to one where an MP can speak out and judges can do their job without fear for their personal safety.

This source, like the half dozen or so other sources within the Moreland Commission who spoke to City & State for this article, did so on the condition of strictest anonymity both out of fear of reprisal and citing the U.S. Attorney's ongoing investigation.

«Anyone who believes that to be the case is not reviewing any of the proposals that we are advocating for or putting out as we speak and also because the legislative process has not been completed, I don't know how anyone could come to that conclusion other than for political purposes or fear - mongering or editorializing,» he said.

«Anytime no - bid contracts are being put out there, I certainly have a great deal of concern,» said a City Council member who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from the mayor.

«Instead of condemning Ann Clwyd for speaking out, Carwyn Jones and Welsh Labour should be listening carefully and acting on her fears.

I'd like to discuss the issue of teachers being afraid to speak out in charter schools for fear of being fired.

Particularly if head teachers are frightened, if school leaders are frightened, if teachers are frightened to speak out because of fear for their jobs, fear they won't be promoted.»

«Commercial vehicle drivers who report injuries, hazards and illegal work practices should not fear retaliation for speaking out about unsafe work conditions,» said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.

With so much coverage given in the past two years to the so - called «death of books» due to the on - going digital vs print debate, it's interesting that not many pundits have spoken out about a fact that parents and educators have feared for generations, that books apparently are in competition with all of the electronic devices that young students have access to.

With this in mind, Grooming Business magazine recently spoke with John Stockman, national sales manager for Wag»n Tails Mobile Conversions, a Granger, Ind. - based company that outfits and supplies grooming vans, to find out what potential mobile groomers fear the most about the prospect.

Alan Jones is one media person who has no fear of speaking out when he learns of an injustice, he is not «glued» to or dictated to by anyone and deserves our thanks for standing up for those who can not stand up for themselves.

Here we have the empirical proof that the positivist should welcome: institutional science is evidentially more easily influenced by politics than are an array of independent researchers, whether or not they are scientifically trained, because they are free to speak out of turn without fear; institutional science can not check itself for political prejudice and deviation from scientific consensus; climate sceptics can and do successfully challenge institutional science; the problems of the climate debate are problems caused absolutely and entirely by the excesses of institutional science and its proximity to political agendas.

As to the climatology rank and file, they either approve of the corruption of their science in the service of politics (most are Democrats, we saw earlier, thus have a more totalitarian outlook); and / or fear for their careers and grants should they dare to speak out.

I have been, frankly, shocked by the stories I've been told of young scientists scared to speak out against Mann's «settled science» for fear that their careers will be ruined.

This attitude makes it hard for stressed individuals to speak out, for fear of appearing as though they're not trying their best.

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.»

Long hours of work for little pay, the inability to take time off of work when personal emergencies arise, fear that speaking out about abuses will lead to deportation — these are the kinds of working conditions faced by many of the 200,000 temporary foreign workers in Ontario.

One last thought on leadership. When truly disruptive innovation collides with any market, historically the big boys don't survive. They are lacking the bold leadership required to make major course corrections. The top ten most profitable law firms - 9 of which have no blogging presence to speak of — will lose their position if they don't join the party. As Kevin O'keefe noted this week, anonymity online is a losing proposition, while others disagree. We aren't just talking about blogging though, it's the whole social media system - Legal Onramp, JDSupra, and even LinkedIN, Twitter, and Facebook. These are powerful tools, and real leaders will understand, like their younger counterparts, it is much more significant to harness the power of fire, than to simply try and stamp it out for fear of getting burned.

«The fact that you can now buy Bitcoin and Ethereum from the same place you purchase soft drinks and stationery really speaks to how institutionalised cryptocurrency has become -LSB-...] For anyone who has hesitated about buying Bitcoin because it all seemed too complicated, this is the perfect setup that takes the fear factor out of investing in digital currencies.»

A study says that while men often feel emboldened to speak up for their work, women — even when they have good revenue - generating ideas — still fear rejection and possible backlash for speaking out.

If your teen wants to get out of the relationship but fears for his or her safety, you may need to speak with a school administrator about ways to keep your teen safe away from home.

Loggers engaged in thinning county - owned forests won't speak out against a proposed tree cutting bylaw for fear that opposing their own demise a few years down the road might hurt next week's paycheque.