But this year, the fear that drove voters was rooted in economics, not national security.

而今年，驱使选民作出抉择的恐惧来自经济而非国家安全领域。

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President Obama's director of the National economic Council, Larry Summers, told a Washington audience Friday that an excess of fear is hindering a recovery from today's deep economic recession.

美国国家经济委员会主任萨默斯星期五在华盛顿表示，过多的恐惧心理正在阻碍美国经济从目前的严重衰退中复苏。

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But also, possibly, to put the fear of God into those plotting his downfall at the ANC's crucial national conference next year, when all party office-holders come up for re-election.

但是还有一个原因，明年南非人国民大会重要的全国大会就要举行了，党派内所有在职官员都要进行重选。他要让那些陷害他下台的人害怕。

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Tea Party sympathizers oppose government interference in health care and in other areas of the economy, and they fear the Democratic-led Congress is spending too much and increasing the national debt.

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So there is a fear and I think that is what this change is tapping into, a grumpy,worried national audience that is very,very concerned that somehow when their lives are somewhat fragile, things are going to even erode or crack further,"

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The fear of flying constitutes one of the two most common fears humans grapple with (the other one being fear of public speaking), said Wilson, who served as lead psychologist for American Airlines' first national program for fear of flying.

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National Trust managers fear rare birds, hares and vegetation could have perished due to the speed it spread.

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"The President and the Republican National Committee stand in fear of the black vote, " concedes R.

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