11.   Her elimination whittled the pool of alternates to four and intensified fears that the sequestered panel will not complete the marathon trial that has months to go.

12.   Intensifying fear of a looming crackdown, the powerful wife of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic warned Friday that civil war could engulf Yugoslavia and accused opposition leaders of incitement.

13.   The attacks intensified fears that the economy, which was already in bad shape before the strikes, could tip into recession if consumers and businesses sharply cut spending.

14.   That widespread assumption intensified fears that the mafia, not the government, runs Russia.

15.   The attacks intensified fears the economy, in bad shape before the strikes, could slip into recession if consumers and businesses sharply cut spending.

16.   The escalating tensions intensified Western fears that bloodshed could spread beyond the borders of Kosovo and trigger another Balkan war.

17.   The plunge comes as corporate layoffs and profit warnings in the aftermath of the attacks intensified fears over an already slowing U.S. economy.

18.   The recent weakening of the yen has intensified fears the region may be in for another round of currency devaluations.

19.   And that fear was intensified when British Petroleum announced a halt to one of its US refineries.

20.   Recent earnings in general have been mediocre and have intensified fears that the second quarter reports overall will be weak.