Even tax-averse Republicans should be terrified at the prospect of either of these plans becoming law.

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Considering what has happened to Hungary, where democracy is visibly eroding, we should all be terrified at the prospect of endless economic stagnation in the newest EU members since such economic suffering will, sooner or later, bring extremely deleterious political consequences.

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While those episodes were not connected, Chinese authorities are terrified at the prospect that future incidents might be.

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Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP and regular on the BBC's The One Show, says at the height of the MMR scare, she would be having "half hour discussions with terrified parents" in her baby clinic on a daily basis.

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Bank of America should be terrified that it is near the bottom of the customer-experience index while another bank, USAA, is right at the top.

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