The snake is widely feared even though it only very rarely kills humans.

Herpes is an extremely common and widely feared infection, but in most cases it's not very serious.

His movement was widely feared and loathed as a cult.

This would lead, or so it was widely feared, to a change in labour market behaviour.

The army, which he once headed, is dominated by Tutsi and widely feared.

They are the "police" of the country and widely feared.

At this point, the theatre experienced a financial downturn and it was widely feared that the company might close for good.

Despite keeping security, they were also a sort of secret police and widely feared.

At his peak two years ago, he was uniquely powerful and widely feared.

This may be a hangover from the days when robots were widely feared.