41.   Company officials say even when they offer expensive changes in their proposals to allay public concerns, opposition often continues.

42.   Danny Rosenkranz, BOC chief executive who was appointed last month, sought to allay such concerns.

43.   CSX may also seek to allay anti-trust concerns by selling track if it wants to buy Conrail.

44.   Democrats do not call them delaying tactics, of course, but attempts to raise legitimate questions and allay legitimate concerns about Republican legislation.

45.   Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn sought to allay those concerns after the cabinet meeting.

46.   Exporter shares got a boost as the dollar held steady against the yen, allaying concern that a continued tumble by the U.S. currency could further cut profits.

47.   For his part, Fernandes, trying to allay concerns that India and Pakistan were hurtling uncontrollably toward war, said that the border was stable.

48.   Fort Worth council members allayed those concerns by stipulating in a lease agreement with SkyTeam that the airline confine its flights to Texas cities.

49.   Fort Worth, Texas, Regent Nancy Thurmond said on Friday that Sloan allayed those concerns.

50.   Gold posted its biggest drop in two weeks after a U.S. government report on producer prices allayed concerns that inflation may accelerate.