In these difficult times - the American people aren't afraid to face difficult choices.

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Remarkably, Oz discusses how people avoid getting this procedure because they are afraid to face up to the result.

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Mr. STROBEL: I think we end up looking like people who are afraid to face something or people who criticize something, even though they haven't seen it or read it themselves.

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Changes to employment law, it is argued, would improve the supply of suitable staff to firms, who would be less afraid of having to make large payouts or face legal action when laying off those who are no longer needed.

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Don't be afraid to let the camera get in your face, the Georgetown senior and online-campaign-video critic said in an online video of his own.

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This is an actress at the height of her powers who hasn't been afraid to lop off her long hair or face the camera only lightly made up.

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In short, he is not afraid to pursue major structural changes, even in the face of the conventional wisdom and an entrenched status quo political establishment.

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In My Year with Eleanor, Noelle shares with us what it is like to face something each day that makes you afraid.

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Anglicans, belonging to a church that is established by law as a national body, are afraid that if the bill becomes law any of their clergy who refuse to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony will face criminal prosecution.

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