Fearing that the oral traditions might be forgotten, Judah HaNasi undertook the mission of compiling them in what became known as the Mishna.

Fearing that other conspirators might try to free Lentulus and the rest, Cicero had them strangled in the Tullianum immediately.

Fearing that 1st Airborne Division might be in grave danger if it landed at Arnhem the chief intelligence officer of the division, Major Brian Urquhart, arranged a meeting with Browning and informed him of the armour present at Arnhem.

Fearing he might be a threat to the safety of his reign, Vladimir stopped treating Olaf as a friend.

Fearing that she might be Kerner's next target, Indiana travels to New York in order to warn her and to find out more about the mysterious statue.

Fearing that she might not be recognized by Superman, Kara's parents provide a costume based on the Man of Steel's own.

Fearing that this important stronghold might ultimately fall into the hands of the enemy, and enable them to make good their hold on the district, Sir Eustace dismantled the fortress, a service and sacrifice for which he was liberally rewarded by Robert Bruce.

Fearing that the theatre might dissuade him from his legal studies as it had at Oxford, he swore " never to see a stage-play again ".

Fearing that the aircraft might explode, Captain Thain set about getting the surviving passengers as far away as possible.

Fearing what Carr might say about him in court, James repeatedly sent messages to the Tower pleading with him to admit his guilt in return for a pardon.

Fearing the retribution that the victorious Spartans might take on them, the Athenians resolved to hold out from the siege, but their cause was hopeless.

Fearing that they might get hurt, Liu Bei consulted Zhuge Liang and they agreed that Ma Chao would become a valuable ally, given his fighting capabilities, if he submitted to Liu Bei.

Fearing he might come back and kill them all, the sergeant had Johns wait, in the dark, at the nearby Mil's Restaurant.

Fearing the possibility that the peasants might rebel and press into areas surrounding the capital city of Chengdu while he was attacking Wei in the north, Zhuge Liang decided to pacify the southern tribes first.

Fearing that Bishop's feelings for Hadley might compromise his cover and the mission, Muir tips off the Chinese to Hadley's location in return for freeing an arrested US diplomat.

Fearing what Carr might say about him in court, James repeatedly sent messages to the Tower pleading with him to admit his guilt in return for a pardon stating, " It is easy to be seen that he would threaten me with laying an aspersion upon me of being, in some sort, accessory to his crime ".

Fearing that she might become the target of assassins, the Tsar had moved Catherine and their children to the third floor of the Winter Palace by the winter of 1880.

Fearing that Liu might eventually pose a threat to their own ascendancy in the area, they declared their intention of attacking the intruders.

Fearing the king might normalize relations with the occupation, Abdullah was killed, but the 15-year-old Hussein survived.

Fearing the monster might escape again, they abandoned their city, never to return.

Fearing that the message had been monitored by the Italians and that the submarine might sail into a trap, the decision was made by senior officers not to send it to the rendezvous point.

Fearing that the defenders might suffer the same fate as those of Kfar Etzion, Zionist leaders in Jerusalem negotiated a deal for the surrender of the settlements on condition that the Arab Legion protected the residents.

Fearing White might be murdered in retaliation for his crimes, California State Corrections Officials secretly transported him to Los Angeles, where he served a year's parole.

) Fearing the example might be followed, the Brazilian authorities began to watch the malês very carefully and in subsequent years intensive efforts were made to force conversions to Catholicism and erase the popular memory of and affection towards Islam.

Fearing he could not guarantee the integrity of the polling places, Clayton canceled fall elections in counties where political violence had broken out.

Fearing that the arsenal, which contained large stocks of arms and ammunition, would fall intact into rebel hands, the nine British Ordnance officers there had opened fire on the sepoys, including the men of their own guard.

Fearing the cold of the English winter, Gardner decided to sail to Cyprus in late 1936, remaining there into the following year.

Fearing imminent devaluation of the dollar, many foreign and domestic depositors withdrew funds from U. S. banks to convert them into gold or other assets.

Fearing attack by the Blackfoot Indians, the overland expedition veered south of Lewis and Clark's route into what is now Wyoming and in the process passed across Union Pass and into Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Fearing that his stories would be adapted into the " uniformly awful " programming he saw flooding the television channels Asimov decided to publish the Lucky Starr books under the pseudonym " Paul French ".

Fearing this, Lestat then turns the girl into a vampire " daughter " for them, to give Louis a reason to stay.

Fearing that even the image of Apep could give power to the demon, any rendering would always include another deity to subdue the monster, and / or knives already stabbed into him.

Fearing that his sons were about to be drafted into the Czarist army, Jacob Rothkowitz emigrated from Russia to the United States, following the path of many other Jews who left Daugavpils in the wake of Cossack purges.

Fearing that the friendly Klickitat Tribe on the Lewis River would join the uprising, the volunteers ordered them into the Vancouver Barracks near the fort.

Fearing another mass migration akin to the devastating Cimbrian War, Rome, now keenly invested in the defense of Gaul, was irrevocably drawn into war.

Fearing his growing power, the eunuchs led by Zhang Rang lure He Jin into the palace and murder him.

Fearing a conspiracy, Khande Rao fled into Seringapatam.

Fearing the escalation of the conflict into an " East vs. West " confrontation during the tensions of the mid-Cold War, the American President, Richard Nixon, sent his Secretary of State, William Rogers, to formulate the Rogers Plan in view of obtaining a ceasefire.

Fearing for the lives of both himself and his officers, the chief of the police let the crowd into the building, allowing them to take any political prisoners they wanted.

Fearing that King Saud's financial policies were bringing the state to the brink of collapse, and that his handling of foreign affairs was inept, senior members of the royal family and the ulema ( religious leadership ) pressured Saud into appointing Faisal to the position of prime minister in 1958, giving Faisal wide executive powers.

Fearing a lack of political power, he turned his post into President for Life in 1816, going against his former beliefs.

Fearing his volatile mood swings, she paid to book him into the Betty Ford Center, but Haim left after eight days and their relationship soon disintegrated.

Fearing absorption into the mainstream music press, Perry ceased publication in 1977.

Fearing eternal damnation, she fell into a delusional state, where she describes seeing devils around her, and was considered a danger to herself and others.

Fearing that he would meet the same fate of the Earl of Strafford, Tuchet manage to escape with the help of a friend and fled south into the Wicklow Mountains, and from there made his way to the town of Kilkenny, which had sided with the Irish insurgency.

Fearing for Roupen ’ s life, Thomas entrusted the young child into the care of the patriarch Nerses IV Shnorhali in Hromkla ( today Rumkale in Turkey ) and fled to Antioch.

Fearing a rebellion, including from that of the Muslim population which was outraged by the injustice done to the Prince, his sons and his close friend, ordered for the bodies to be thrown into the Bosporus.