11.   But some residents feared they were about to land a white elephant in the name of progress.

12.   But valley residents fear establishment of a casino or depletion of natural resources, from water to fish, if they came back.

13.   City residents had feared that an extremist religious group might be behind the murders, particularly after hardliners were blamed for the murders of dissidents in Tehran.

14.   Hong Kong residents feared that Chinese rule would erode their civil rights.

15.   In the capital of Tegucigalpa, residents fear shortages of food and gas because supplies at Honduran ports cannot be trucked to the city.

16.   In the meantime, Meehan said District of Columbia residents should not fear opening their mail.

17.   It is these aspects of Hong Kong life that many Chinese residents fear losing.

18.   Local residents still fear they may yet find grisly reminders of the tragedy.

19.   Ms. Shulman said many Queens residents fear that bigger houses would simply be occupied by illegal tenants, thereby bringing more traffic and putting other strains on city services.

20.   Neighborhood residents fear those idling taxis, in combination with the loss of two lanes on the bridge, would make their streets permanently impassable.