31.   Now, however, those groups fear survivors and witnesses may be frightened into renewed silence.

32.   One woman said her group feared it would lose political leverage over the project once voters approved the rezoning.

33.   Relief groups fear that food dropped by parachute could end up in the hands of guerrilla fighters, not the refugees.

34.   Some groups fear that changes in welfare laws are making child-care problems worse.

35.   Some groups fear that if they are perceived as unpatriotic it will hurt them in the long run.

36.   Some aid groups fear that US military planners may not have given enough thought to how relief can be quickly and effectively delivered to Afghanistan.

37.   The advocacy group fears that the missing money was stolen.

38.   The business group fears the law would provide an additional, unnecessary way for employees to take employers to court.

39.   The groups fear their ability to participate in the political process would be compromised, he said.

40.   The group fears that the ban could extend to the Republicans and go beyond the Democratic National Committee to other Democratic fund-raising committees.