1.   His old friends, the Hoflins, looked a little less worried.

2.   Amid this gloom, however, some economists are less worried and are even optimistic.

3.   Anthony Chan, chief economist for Banc One Investment Advisors in Columbus, Ohio, said he thinks that many investors have become less worried about inflation.

4.   AOL is also selling more big-ticket items this year, indicating that consumers are less worried about security than in the past.

5.   As the season approaches, Rose is worried less about his transfer of allegiances to the Islanders than adjusting from radio to TV.

6.   Backers of other measures, such as Councilman Mike Hernandez, are less worried.

7.   A majority of IOC members are less worried about the pros and more concerned about hanging on to what they can of the Olympic ideal.

8.   But Giuliani and other city managers are less worried about children learning the constellations than they are about deterring crime.

9.   But Date was less worried about winning or losing than she was about the prospect of making a retirement speech Tuesday night during a ceremony in her honor.

10.   But Rosenberg, whose view is one of the most bullish on Wall Street, is less worried about the impact of a stronger dollar than others.