101.   UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday he was concerned at the slow progress of talks to reunite the divided island of Cyprus.

102.   US officials are increasingly concerned at stepped-up Chinese sabre-rattling toward Taiwan in the runup to those elections, apparently aimed at deterring support for Taiwan independence.

103.   They are increasingly concerned at the willingness of other countries in the region to turn to the executioner as a deterrent.

104.   Washington is particularly concerned at Russian arms supplies to countries it considers as rogue states.

105.   Washington is concerned at construction of a Russian nuclear power station at Boushehr in southern Iran.

106.   Whatever the desperate youth of Kano believe they are getting from lizard dung, health care workers are concerned at the risks.

107.   It is also concerned at a clampdown on the opposition and the press ahead of a presidential election in the southern African country in March.

108.   Local authorities are concerned at the effect of economy measures which have already seen a cut in the number of UN personnel here.

109.   On top of popular fears over the loss of life and property in the chaos, the business community is increasingly concerned at the effect on the economy.

110.   Oceania secretary general Robin Mitchell said in a letter to Australian Communications Minister Richard Alston that the committees were concerned at the Radio Australia closure proposal.