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Clients — frightened by the raids — were staying away.

I have taken classes for more than two years, and technically, I have passed the B1 level course, but speaking in public is frightening to me and therefore locals sometimes still have trouble understanding me.

Sanctions still hurt the targeted country, but they no longer frighten the market, especially if loosely enforced.

"If you are outspoken, black, and playing to that kind of level and not caring, that frightens certain people," said Wright, who scored nine goals in 33 England appearances.

In retrospect, they say, it was also too frightening to contemplate.