1.   Animal rights activists fear the hunt will spark a wholesale return to commercial whaling, presently banned by the commission.

2.   Anti-smoking activists fear intervention by Congress, where the tobacco industry is a powerful lobby.

3.   Anti-smoking activists fear women cigar smokers could be hurting their health and undermining political support for smoke-free zones in public places.

4.   But anti-nuclear activists fear such experiments could camouflage development of new weapons, or at least create the impression of camouflage and, thereby, upset other countries.

5.   But the rules that took effect Monday were far less sweeping than what activists originally had feared.

6.   Some activists fear too much competition, arguing that groups can be more effective by forming coalitions.

7.   Some GOP activists also fear that the plan could backfire politically.

8.   Some activists had feared that Morales might not live if he resisted arrest.

9.   Some activists fear the study will give Wilson and Weld political cover to drop or delay the controversial rules.

10.   The FDA on Friday prevented the use of the system in the home, but activists fear that the system is the first step toward home approval.