Fearing a repeat of the destruction of Iraqi oil wells in the Gulf War by Saddam Hussein, this operation aimed to prevent similar acts that would have led to pollution of the region and loss of infrastructure.

Fearing a loss of their freedoms, on the 1 August 1291 Nidwalden ( Obwalden is not named in the text of the document, though it is named on the seal appended to it ) formed the Eternal Alliance with Uri and Schwyz.

Fearing for Kyoto's loss in glory and interest by her people, the city government and the Kyoto Prefectural Government commemorated the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Heian-kyō ( 平安京 ) which was the former name of Kyoto, in 794 by ( 737-806 ).

Fearing the genericizing and potential loss of its trademark, Google has discouraged use of the word as a verb, particularly when used as a synonym for general web searching.

Fearing the demise of the firm through loss of reputation that would result if the scale of losses became known, the brokerage shouldered the loss of its clients, and moved it off balance sheet.

Fearing the loss of the American colonies the Crown watered down the New Laws and restored the encomiendas.

Fearing a loss of power, Li Si decided to betray the dead Qin Shi Huang.

Fearing the loss of control along its borders, and an end to Soviet hegemony in the region, Nikita Khrushchev resurrected Stalinist practices and invaded the neighbouring state.

Fearing the loss of ownership rights to his characters, Groening instead created an entirely new batch of characters, the Simpsons.

Fearing significant loss of life and property, the Red Cross began preparations for the approaching hurricane in Belize.

Fearing the loss of autonomy and worried that he would be obliged to implement Morgado's " slash-and-burn " policy to streamline the label's staff and artist roster, he refused to carry out Morgado's orders and decided not to renew his contract.

Fearing a loss if it appealed, and the subsequent implications of the unconscionability decision across all its other contracts, Paramount settled for undisclosed terms.

Fearing a loss on appeal and, presumably, a wave of lawsuits by authors claiming they, too, had been wronged by the unconscionable net profit formula, Paramount settled with Buchwald for an undisclosed amount of money.

Fearing the loss of crops, slaves and his tavern, Ezekiel rode to town and " took protection " from Cornwallis in exchange for peaceful cooperation with the British.

Fearing loss of independence and a watering down of their music, the band refused to sign the contract.

Fearing the loss of her job, Brathwaite left the children, aged 9 and 1, alone while calling home regularly.

Fearing writes that " Most versions of the myth explain how the new dynasty superimposed itself upon a preexisting social structure dominated by the laman, Wolof elders who claimed " ownership " of the land as the descendants of the founders of village communities.

Fearing to endanger his good relations with the powerful Dutch stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, his assistance to Spain limited itself to allowing Habsburg troops on their way to Dunkirk to employ neutral English shipping ; in 1636 and 1637 he made some halfhearted attempts to extort North Sea herring rights from Dutch fishermen until intervention by the Dutch navy made an end to such practices.

Fearing for its intellectual property rights, Atari sued GCC for USD $ 15 million.

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

Fearing his popularity, his opponents decided to strike.

Fearing unpleasant and even violent reprisals, Thomas Jefferson convinced him not to publish it in 1802 ; five years later Paine decided to publish despite the backlash he knew would ensue.

Fearing that there was a risk that the battle would end with the invention being declared unpatentable due to Heaviside's prior publication, they decided to desist from the challenge and buy an option on Pupin's patent for a yearly fee so that AT & T would control both patents.

Fearing that this would lead to poor sales, ELP instead decided to shelve the work.

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 that the restless soldiers would cause damage to his estates in Yuzhou, Wang Zhen decided to strike northeast and return by the same exposed route as they had come.

Fearing a worsening of the situation, the vast majority of the remaining Baltic Germans decided to leave.

Fearing for his life, he decided to move to New York City with his then-boyfriend Jed Root ( who sometimes posed as his manager ) to begin his career.

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 his family would move again, he willingly decided to attend Shattuck School in Faribault, Minnesota.

Fearing never seeing his son again, Frank Sr decided to carry a roll of dimes with him at all times.

Fearing a breakthrough in the Huai River valley, the Wei court decided to reinforce the east by transferring troops from the west.

Fearing a communist takeover of Vietnam, Gracey decided to rearm French citizens who had remained in Saigon.

Fearing they were not reaching out to the population and making the popular reading frenzy that they had hoped, the Politburo decided to heavily fund and promote clubs and societies such as the " Down with Illiteracy " society.

Fearing that fact and believing the world always needed Batman, she decided to create a new one.

Fearing an eventual German victory, the Romanian government decided to send the Treasure abroad.

Fearing that Generals Marion and Lee were on their way to join Greene and believing the Continental artillery was many miles away, Rawdon decided it was a judicious time to attack.

Fearing that the novel would be adapted into the " uniformly awful " programming he saw flooding the television channels, he decided to publish it under the pseudonym " Paul French ".

Fearing U. S. Army retaliation, Chief Joseph decided that the best way to avoid the official U. S. Government policy of forcing Native Americans onto reservations was to escape to Canada, where he believed that his people would be treated differently and they could unite with Sitting Bull, leader of a band of Lakota there.

Fearing a civil war, Aratus decided that Sicyon would join the Achaean League.

Fearing a split in OPEC, Yamani decided on a compromise that put oil at $ 11. 65, four times the price of a barrel prior to October 16.