1.   Last week, the news of the closings in Queens did not exactly alarm local residents.

2.   Patrick Bitner, a petty officer here, said the news alarmed residents, especially the spouses of the crew members.

3.   A small earthquake shook southern Connecticut Saturday afternoon, rattling some homes and alarming some residents but causing no damage or injuries.

4.   City residents are similarly alarmed by the trend.

5.   Earlier, the queen mother had told government officials that local residents were alarmed by the sell-off plan.

6.   False rumors about a major accident there a week ago alarmed residents across the country, frightening some into staying indoors for days despite the unusually warm spring weather.

7.   Government soldiers randomly fired last week on villagers in eastern Burma in two separate incidents that have alarmed residents, student rebels charged Saturday.

8.   Predictions of a U.S. military attack and a government decision to mobilize the Iraqis to face it have alarmed many residents.

9.   Some local residents were alarmed by the activity, but others saw it as a boon to the area.

10.   A mild tremor rocked the north of Nepal Tuesday, alarming the residents of the area but causing no damage or casualties, state-run radio said.