11.   Similarly, China has recently been mending fences in Southeast Asia, where its earlier reef grabs had caused widespread alarm.

12.   Some African-American lawmakers and civil rights leaders expressed concern that the church arson fires have not caused more widespread alarm in the nation.

13.   The detentions have not caused widespread alarm in Australia, but lawyers acting on behalf of the detainees are beginning to complain more loudly about the treatment.

14.   Yeltsin also praised the army and the Interfax news agency for their handling of the case, which caused widespread alarm Wednesday.

15.   But the prospect of the production of physically identical human beings has caused widespread alarm.

16.   The redeployments sparked widespread alarm in Israel over a possible Syrian military strike designed to pressure Netanyahu back to the negotiating table.

17.   The widespread alarm prompted Judge Emmett Sullivan to block the law until Saturday arguing that people needed more time to get information on the law.

18.   Northern China has in recent years seen a major increase in the frequency of sand storms, prompting widespread official alarm.

19.   No injuries were reported, but there was widespread alarm as the blaze followed a series of fatal fires here in recent months.