abject fear

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phobia

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The King was unable to flee because he could not see which way to run; so he stood still and howled and shouted and screamed in abject fear.

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Since the memorable adventure of the fulling mills," said Don Quixote, "I have never seen Sancho in such a fright as now; were I as superstitious as others his abject fear would cause me some little trepidation of spirit.

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We were overtaken by as severe a thunder storm as I have ever seen, of which the King was in such abject fear that he commanded that we land at the Bishop of Durham's palace opposite which we then were.

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The film attempts to understand the abject fear and courageous decisions of those who - over the course of just 90 minutes - transformed from a random assembly of disconnected strangers into bonded allies who confronted an unthinkable situation.

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Seeing one lady with an abject fear of public speaking being re-programmed, so to speak, and then able to address our little gathering was particularly impressive.

Talk of the town; If the thought of public speaking turns you to jelly, then a session with a voice coach could prove very empowering, as Katharine Capocci discovers

With them, you set about creating and maintaining a climate of abject fear.

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However, regarding the Haka and Graham Henry's whinge, it seems that any response, other than abject fear and a cowed demeanour, is not right.

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I loved singing, apart from the abject fear of performing live in front of millions.

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There's a fear that the Moosus will find out if you lose; a bigger fear that she'll find out if you win; the abject fear that you'll break even.

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In two years, we've gone from abject fear of terrorists to using them for age-old rim-shot gags.

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The cruel irony about jealousy is that although it stems from an abject fear of losing someone, relationships riddled with jealousy are more likely to fail.

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30 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 5 million Americans with social phobia live in abject fear of such routine social situations as eating in a restaurant, shopping, talking to their boss, speaking in a meeting, or even talking on the phone -- some to the point of becoming housebound or using alcohol and drugs to cope with their anxiety.