Fear of shark attacks keeps us onshore, and trace amounts of chemicals in our water supply terrify us - though the chance of harm may be slight.

担心鲨鱼的攻击而呆在岸上，我们日常用水中标出的化学成分含量也让我们害怕——尽管有害的可能性十分微小。

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They fear that by blurring the boundary between health and disease, DSM-V loses sight of a doctor's first duty: to do no harm.

他们担忧健康和疾病的界限开始变得模糊，新手册违背了医生的首要职责：不产生危害。

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Most people reflexively reject notions of geoengineering for fear that they may cause more harm than good, and undermine efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

大多数人条件反射地拒绝地球工程的观念，害怕他们会弊大于利，破坏对削减碳排放的动力。

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And they fear it could harm civil society itself (the network of local institutions where most voluntary activity takes place) by making the government the main link between individuals and the society they offer to help.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Yet again, it was announced that the fear and continued misinformation about radiation is causing more harm than could possibly be caused by radiation.

FORBES: Fukushima -- Fear Is Still the Killer

More than 40 officers are involved in a search for the 55-year-old and Durham Police said there was real fear she "may have come to harm".

BBC: Arrest after Chester-le-Street woman goes missing