What is clear is that there is a lot of rumour, assumption, and classic FUD (Fear, uncertainty and doubt) in the air.

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In order to be who you are, you must face your feelings of doubt, fear, anxiety and self-judgment and perfectionism in front of groups.

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Will Blackboard try to introduce Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Coursekit in the minds of university administrators?

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One of IBM's less savory practices in those days was a sales technique called "FUD" (fear, uncertainty and doubt).

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Many IT departments are so eager to cut the budgets they allocate to Oracle and the other two, that they are increasingly willing to withstand the fear, uncertainty, and doubt that Oracle sales people try to induce in their customers when they think of switching to a less expensive supplier.

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It isn't clear how many of these plots were ever attempted, but there's no doubt that many Pakistanis doubt U.S. staying power, fear Indian influence in Afghanistan, and want to use the Taliban to shape events on their Western border.

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No doubt, the immediate cause for the sudden rise in the price of oil and gasoline is fear of disruptions in the supply of oil due to unrest in the Middle East and the growing risk of war with Iran.

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And yes, after having done everything in our power to prepare, to organize, and to remove the obstacles of debt, of doubt, of fear and of ego, we must also learn to celebrate risk.

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