1.   But early success bred some complacency and there was obvious reluctance to break down the rest of the old organizations because of the stress involved.

2.   He has the romantic suspicion that happiness might breed complacency.

3.   Nuclear advocates fret that making the pills available will exaggerate public fears, while nuclear critics worry that the pills will breed complacency about nuclear risks.

4.   Success can breed complacency, and some people think that Gordon might not be as hungry.

5.   That leaves Wyche, who once expressed the theory that the team which scores first is at a big disadvantage, because an early lead breeds complacency.

6.   The lesson is that long bull markets and prolonged expansions breed complacency.

7.   Yet these heady days in arms control have bred dangerous complacency.

8.   Straw said increased security and the absence of fresh attacks could breed complacency.

v. + complacency >>共 48
breed 10.39%
avoid 7.79%
overcome 5.19%
fight 3.90%
afford 3.90%
cause 3.90%
shatter 3.90%
create 2.60%
dispel 2.60%
battle 2.60%
breed + n. >>共 470
contempt 6.46%
dog 3.53%
violence 3.04%
success 2.64%
animal 2.35%
resentment 2.06%
mouse 1.86%
horse 1.47%
confidence 1.27%
mosquito 1.08%
complacency 0.78%
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