41.   But American intelligence officials have long feared that Iraq or other countries have somehow gotten hold of a supply.

42.   But even that concession, some U.S. officials fear, could be used as an excuse by the North to continue testing its longer-range missiles.

43.   But intelligence officials may fear a retaliatory strike from one of the terrorist groups the U.S. has targeted in recent months.

44.   But he said he got nowhere, in his view because officials feared that real-time information could cause panic.

45.   But it is so unstable that U.S. officials fear another disastrous accident could occur.

46.   But many party officials feared that the protests would lead to violent clashes.

47.   But now some officials fear that having both matters on the ballot may only confuse voters and further depress the turnout.

48.   But privately, many Russian officials fear that under President Bush, this sentiment is no longer shared.

49.   But parole officials feared he would end up in a shelter, relatively unsupervised.

50.   But Pentagon officials fear the jurisdiction of the permanent criminal courts.