11.   But the government is also keen to avoid public panic over gas prices, which would further alienate impoverished voters.

12.   Farmers demanded compensation to help them overcome financial hardships they say have resulted from public panic over mad cow disease.

13.   He also accused the government of withholding vital information, fueling public panic.

14.   He berated Chirac for intensifying public panic.

15.   In the past, local and Hong Kong media have caused public panic and drops in the Taiwanese stock market with reports of threatening Chinese military displays.

16.   No new human cases of the flu have been found since the slaughter, easing public panic.

17.   Regulators are furiously trying to stem fraud arising from the public panic over the anthrax crisis.

18.   There were no signs of public panic, such as runs on banks.

19.   Kamesam also reassured banks the RBI would provide sufficient supply of cash to respond to public panic in the event of an attack on financial institutions.

20.   Taiwan Tuesday continued its efforts to minimize the effect of reports on Chinese wargames which have triggered public panic and sent the local bourse tumbling.