constant fear

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandfear

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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(Definition ofconstantandfearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the other hand, the intelligentsia were inconstantfearthat foreign economic penetration would result not in national prosperity, but foreign domination.
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However, they were not neglectful of theatrical activity, and worked towards successive premieres under extremely difficult conditions and inconstantfearof intervention or arrest.
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However, they are condemned to live inconstantfearof losing what they possess.
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There is aconstantfearof leaking information about illegal migration patterns to the government or any person who does not migrate illegally.
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Maternal anxiety is heightened by thisconstantfearfor the safety of youngsters because of real or possible hazards.
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At the present time, our fishermen carry out their work inconstantfearof a collision with a merchant vessel.
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People live in my constituency under theconstantfearand threat of losing their secure employment.
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These days, hundreds of thousands of people live inconstantfear.
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He lives his life inconstantfearof discovery and the publicity of a trial and prison sentence.
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Young people can go about their business there and visit restaurants, pubs and clubs without theconstantfearthat they have experienced in the past.
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What sort of situation is that, to haveconstantfearand anxiety hanging over the heads of families?
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They have limited access to food or shelter and are inconstantfearof retribution and persecution.
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There are others in the county who are inconstantfearof eviction because a colliery company requires the houses in which they live.
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Those of us who have participated in criminal trials involving children know that there is theconstantfearof coaching.
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The only difference is, that they are given permanence instead of being subjected to theconstantfearof being turned out of their position.
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That applies across the board—to access, to attitudes and to theconstantfearof being talked down to or patronised.
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It was an explosion which kept all the residents in that area inconstantfearfor many weeks.
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Tenants of furnished accommodation in too many cases already live inconstantfearof eviction.
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This cannot happen when managements live inconstantfearof rising costs setting their plans at nothing.
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