11.   Ruggiero was echoing fears that the financial crisis in Asia could be followed by a clampdown on free trade in the region.

12.   The fear was echoed in Palestinian editorials.

13.   The fears were echoed by Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, who chairs a Senate subcommittee panel on financial services and technology.

14.   Those fears are echoed by consumer groups who fear that consolidation of the industry and the emphasis on profitability will lead to closing marginal branches, degrading service.

15.   Sheela James, another woman from Kerala working in Gujarat, echoes this fear.

16.   U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, who was in Moscow for bilateral talks on terrorism, echoed those fears.

17.   His fears were echoed by leading food expert Professor Tim Lang Tuesday, who advised concerned parents to eat only certified organically-produced beef.

18.   His fears were echoed by Foreign Minister Josep Pique, who said the Mediterranean country could one day see a racist and xenophobic political group enjoying strong popular support.

19.   His fears were echoed by Said Kamal, Arab League deputy secretary general for Palestinian affairs.

20.   Chinese businessmen and foreign investors echoed fears that preferential treatment given to Guangdong province may be withdrawn.