31.   Similarly, China has recently been mending fences in Southeast Asia, where its earlier reef grabs had caused widespread alarm.

32.   So far, only two cases have caused alarm.

33.   Some diplomats and officials here say that it was the last interview, with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, that caused most alarm.

34.   Such Atlanta-style development has caused alarm in the community.

35.   That caused such alarm that most Serbs in rebel areas left, human rights workers say.

36.   The case has caused alarm in Britain.

37.   The closing caused alarm from those in the tourism industry, who began calling with worries that it would mean no Christmas tour.

38.   The detentions have not caused widespread alarm in Australia, but lawyers acting on behalf of the detainees are beginning to complain more loudly about the treatment.

39.   The latest developments did not appear to cause undue alarm.

40.   The launching of the two-stage rocket caused deep alarm in Japan and provoked a chorus of denunciation in Tokyo and Washington.