And it discourages employees from using the accounts in the first place for fear of leaving money on the table.

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Mr Johnson has to hope, on the contrary, that the goodwill and minimal concessions from Calgary will somehow be enough to win over the same soft middle of French-speaking voters that Mr Bouchard is after: people who see the case for independence and have no deep zeal for Canada, but fear the insecurity of leaving it.

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She's afraid of leaving the house for fear of being bombarded by people, the friend said.

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He soon developed an uncontrollable fear of the ocean, leaving her to continue alone or face the option of giving up.

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Kabogoza's fear is that by leaving Uganda, many of these orphans will lose sight of their cultural identity.

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The coroner at the inquest concluded that Ms McGovern was likely to be in the process of leaving him and this, coupled with his fear of facing prison because of his illicit relationship, contributed to him starting the fire.

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Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

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Fear of being abducted is forcing a growing number of middle-class and wealthy Mexicans to flee north, leaving behind businesses and moving to places in southern California like San Ysidro or Chula Vista.

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