"A few years ago, when fashions got slimmer but I hadn't, I suddenly became afraid for the first time of looking my age, " Kennedy addresses customers on her Web site.

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Classical-music audiences, for instance, tend to be mostly quiet and strikingly attentive, but also a bit inhibited, perhaps because many of the people who come to concerts are afraid of clapping at the wrong time.

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"We were trembling all the time, so afraid of the Americans, " she says.

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This isn't the time to be afraid of risk.

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At the new New York Times what we have in Jill Abramson is evidence of a leader who is not afraid to take time out to learn.

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They may be against it in principle, or they may think that asking for help will reflect adversely on their competence, or they might be afraid that doing favors will demand too much of their time.

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She had been afraid, of course, but not sorry, not at the time.

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I'm afraid the question of economic growth will be with us for a long time.

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Not something you're ashamed to do, not something you're afraid someone will assume something bad, but a badge of honor that you are willing to spend your time giving the benefit of your experience to young women in the workforce.

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He remembers the benefits of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, but is afraid the government will waste money on the Games at a time when business is suffering.

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