Example sentences of "[adj] to speak out " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stevenson himself was one of the few to speak out strenuously against the newly received wisdom — ‘ the idea that you can merchandize candidates like breakfast cereal ’ . |
| 2 | People are no longer afraid to speak out — loudly — and that is wonderful . |
| 3 | Ludovico da Bologna said , ‘ Do n't be afraid to speak out : Abul Ismail knows all about Mamelukes . |
| 4 | These , then , were some of Orkney 's councillors who were n't afraid to speak out , who were glad to be seen to be supporting the stricken families . |
| 5 | On a more serious note , Rowell was a very impressive coach , demanding on the training field , decisively analytical off it — yet not afraid to speak out over indignities such as the Ubogu affair . |
| 6 | One reason for the widespread torture today is that many victims are killed , while others are afraid to speak out . |
| 7 | The Animals in Medicine Research Information Centre ( AMRIC ) was founded in 1985 to speak out on behalf of such workers , yet the climate remains an unhappy one , thriving on propaganda , half-truths , and plain ignorance , as well as violence . |
| 8 | And we both knew that hardly anyone would be prepared to speak out and argue my case . |
| 9 | But whatever their short-comings , Positive Images was the only group of people who were prepared to speak out and take action in the face of this backlash . |
| 10 | The long-term aim is to develop a network of groups and individuals who are prepared to speak out for democratic rights . |
| 11 | Demonstrators are being treated with restraint , and dissidents , although under surveillance and sometimes harassed , are still at the moment free to speak out . |
| 12 | Do you find it impossible to speak out , whether in a work or social situation ? |
| 13 | The Marine paused , as if to allow time for any of the three to speak out of turn . |
| 14 | Bishop Gray was very quick to speak out and express his ‘ dismay and extreme disappointment ’ at the announcement of Cammell Laird 's closure . |
| 15 | In Norway , it is illegal to speak out against homosexual practices and in Denmark , gays can marry in Church . |
| 16 | The time has come for us all to speak out , to make it clear that we are behind her in feeling that we need someone new at the helm . ’ |
| 17 | Upholding the ‘ four fundamental principles ’ of Chinese communism , that is adhering to the socialist road , the dictatorship of the proletariat , the leadership of the Communist Party and Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thought , had to take precedence over the ‘ four great freedoms ’ of being able to speak out freely , air views fully , hold debates and write large character posters . |
| 18 | There 's never been more public discussion of sexual abuse and the misery it causes , but there are still women who keep the bitter memories to themselves because they 're ashamed to speak out about the torment they 've been through . |
| 19 | Whether that 's true or not it 's difficult to speak out against what the authority 's doing . |
| 20 | She was ready to speak out , but Miss Jarman beckoned her over . |
| 21 | Excessive inequalities and corruption were two targets of criticism and the students were ready to speak out . |
| 22 | The message was being clearly expressed that the students were increasingly dissatisfied with the Deng-led regime and were ready to speak out . |
| 23 | Police investigating the murder of John Stanley , who was fourteen and from Moss side in Manchester , say that some people know who the killer is , but are too frightened to speak out . |
| 24 | Unions say staff feel it 's unfair but are frightened to speak out publicly . |
| 25 | There must be hundreds of females and males out there too frightened to speak out in case they lose their jobs , because let's not forget there have been many cases in which males have been harassed or are being ha harassed . |
| 26 | the social position of the fishermen and their families means that they are scared to speak out , scared to get together with other people to talk about the problems , and they think there is nothing they can do about it . |