She'd been tempted, but the fear of being caught (even innocently watching television with the guy) had always prevailed.

Past fears will prevail.

The old fear and ambivalence still prevailed: he was not sure he really wanted to know what had happened that he could not remember.

But Peter's lacerating fears of separation prevail.

Christian fear and Christian fire prevailed.

It is a climate where fear prevails and violence - almost never random but often savage - has become an expected part of life.

The fear of being unmasked apparently prevailed the night Mr. Marquez died.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether fear will prevail over greed.

But fear of the flu prevails.

Their conference was warm and earnest - now resolute, now wavering, in its object - as indignation or fear prevailed.