- Iamnotusingscaretactics.Otherssaythescaretacticscansometimesbackfire.Tarantulasusethesamescaretacticsashotchiliestoavoidbeingeaten,anewstudysuggests.Itisallaboutusingscaretacticstodriveupratings,butintheendparentsareleftscaredandnotknowingwhattodo.If...
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- “Thatwillscareawaythetiger,”shesaid.Theecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackersistoscareawayNian.Oftenexorcismsandpurgationswereperformedwithmuchnoiseasiftoscareawaytheevilspirits.Dayafterday,theywouldtieHaroldtoapoleinthegardentoscareawayt...
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- Ihopethatthiswillnotscareoffhalfofmypotentialreaders.Thelackofhardscienceisenoughtoscareoffmyfriend.Theresulthasbeentoscareoffeconomistsandbankerswhohadalreadybeenthinkingaboutofferingtheirservices.Itwascloseenoughtoseetheirprey,butnotcloseenoughtobe...
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- Therewasabombscareduringtheprocession.Aloudhailerblaredwarningsofabombscare.Thedistrictwasputonredalertduringaterroristbombscare.TherewasanotherbombscareinalargeLondonstorelastnightduringlatenightshopping.Apolicespokesmansaidthatthiswasthethirdbombsc...
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- Thefoodscarewhichbeganwithtaintedbabymilkpowderlastweekhasbeengettingworseandworse.IthasfuelledspeculationofadelaytomakesuretheOlympicgamesinAugustwerenotmarredbyafoodscare.Afoodscareinonefactorymaypromptconsumerstosteerclearofsimilarproductsmadebyot...
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- Iprefer"career,"withscarequotes,althoughonemightalsocallitapart-timejobwithopportunitiesforadvancement.Containsawordorphraseforwhichtheauthorornarratorindicatesadisclaimingofresponsibility,forexamplebytheuseofscarequotesoritalics.Youmighthavenotice...
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- Don'tletthe"temp"scareyou,though.Butnordoeshescarethem.Otherssaythescaretacticscansometimesbackfire.“Thatwillscareawaythetiger,”shesaid.Whatascareyougaveme,disappearinglikethat!Althoughthatwasn'tsurprising,itdidsaddenandevenscareme.Few,ifany,Eu...
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- 1、Abeaterwassentaheadtoscareoutthepartridge.2、Thehuntsmansentabeateraheadtoscareoutthepartridge....
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