1.   Fearing more floods, the state had the river dredged.

2.   China and Iran have sealed their borders with Afghanistan, fearing a flood of refugees and terrorist fugitives.

3.   Even with the more liberal standard, elected officials need not fear a flood of prosecutions.

4.   First they feared the flood of Arab petrodollars.

5.   It fears a flood of U.S. audiovisual exports if the so-called Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement ever became a reality.

6.   Macedonia, fearing the flood of refugees, appealed urgently to neighboring countries to open their borders to accept refugees.

7.   Others fear a flood of highly skilled employees that would leave fewer choice jobs for Iowans.

8.   One relatively strong pocket of support for the invasion comes from members of the Florida delegation, whose constituents fear a flood of refugees from the small Caribbean nation.

9.   And the Japanese government, fearing a flood of claims, has been reluctant to compensate individuals.

10.   He also said that Russian producers, many of whom fear a flood of more competitive goods, should not resist WTO membership.