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Meanings of stand in fear in English

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Usage of stand in fear in English
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He will do nothing of which a lady needs stand in fear.
The Fatal Glove
2
All other creatures seem to stand in fear of this formidable beast.
Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Makin...
3
Not that I stand in fear of my daughter neither.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
4
And in what wise treat I those of whom you stand in fear and awe?
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
5
Ah, I had cause to tremble and eternally to stand in fear of my murderers!
The Daughter of an Empress
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In short, the monster is so fierce that all stand in fear at the sight of it.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
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To stand in fear of this woman was a more humiliating and exasperating sensation than he had ever known.
Our Friend the Charlatan
8
Let me but once get my rights secured, and he will find whether I stand in fear of him!
That Mainwaring Affair
9
They (then) never stand in fear of any creature, nor does any creature stand in fear of them.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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But it is part of righteous living not to stand in fear of things which ought not to be feared.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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They stand in fear and tremble.]
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter
12
For example, the Tibetans stand in fear of innumerable earth-demons, all of whom are under the authority of Old Mother Khön-ma.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
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One, however, should always stand in fear of that foe as living in a room within which there is a snake.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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But would you not have the people of God stand in fear of his rod, and be afraid of his judgments?
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
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If you do good, the unclean spirits will depart from you, and even the wild beasts will stand in fear of you.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
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So he rejoined: "If you have confidence in me, you need not stand in fear of anything whatever." I recommenced: "Alas!
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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