1.   And even as U.S. political leaders fear for their pilots in the sky, they also fear civilian casualties on the ground.

2.   Expecting these disputes to spread, arts groups fear many casualties.

3.   Military officials, who feared casualties from the vaunted Russian-made air defense system employed by the Serbs, said it was mysteriously absent.

4.   But Diaro La Republica said the army, fearing high casualties, wants to leave the option as a last resort.

5.   But Diaro La Republica reported that the army, fearing high casualties, wants to leave the raid as a last resort.

6.   But La Republica reported that the army, fearing high casualties, would consider the raid only if a peaceful solution to the crisis failed.

7.   Few details were immediately available, but the officer said he feared casualties.

8.   Four employees at an adjacent brewery were injured in the hotel attack, and casualties were feared at the home, the media added.

9.   Health workers said they feared many casualties because both sides of the frontline was heavily populated.

10.   More casualties were feared on remote islands where communications had been cut.