31.   GM reported on Tuesday that its profits had dropped sharply because of two strikes in October, but the drop was not quite as deep as analysts had feared.

32.   If Zhirinovsky fails to prevail, many analysts fear someone even more autocratic and anti-western well may grab the helm in Russia.

33.   If it fails, political analysts fear that Indonesia could plunge back into the disorder and violence of the recent past.

34.   In addition, analysts fear that al Qaeda has contacts with Iraq or other nations that are known to have had biological and chemical weapons programs.

35.   Industry analysts fear another collapse in oil prices next year because supply is rising so much faster than worldwide demand.

36.   It said nothing about the future, and analysts fear that the sluggish months are not an aberration but the start of a troublesome year.

37.   Many analysts fear that as prices soar, pressure will build to raise contract wages just as much.

38.   Many analysts fear that the prospect of settlement will only ignite an uglier, more intractable conflict.

39.   Many analysts fear such a Japanese policy would set off a new arms race as China and South Korea tried to match any increase in Japanese military capacity.

40.   Military analysts fear that if the peacekeeping force withdraws, the better- armed and better-organized Serbs could defeat the government forces.