11.   Dealers said the buying is also in anticipation that the overall election process will proceed smoothly, erasing fears that violence could occur during the post-balloting period.

12.   Dealers said the buying was also in anticipation that the overall election process would proceed smoothly, erasing fears that there would be more violence during the post-balloting period.

13.   For these efforts to work, government agencies have is erase the fear that the introduction of new legislations will erode their power over their resources.

14.   GOP leaders acknowledged that they hoped the so-called lockbox bill would erase fears that they would try to spend Medicare and Social Security funds on tax cuts.

15.   Hashimoto won his own district, NHK said, erasing earlier fears that he was in for a tough fight.

16.   Stocks depressed by five straight days of selling tempted investors Friday, but not enough to erase their fears about corporate bookeeping and profitability.

17.   The domino-like successes of the opposition did not fully erase fears that Milosevic could still strike back.