1.   If it does not follow that fashion, many observers fear the country will not sustain its usual calm.

2.   Industry observers fear that this would be another nail in the coffin of the independent record industry.

3.   Observers fear that this strike will be another nail in the coffin of the industry.

4.   Some observers feared a chaotic situation that could deprive the eventual winner of the legitimacy needed to govern.

5.   Observers feared that his temporary replacement by Chief of General Staff Col.-Gen.

6.   Observers had feared that violence would seriously disrupt the electoral process.

7.   Observers also fear that some state governments, favouring development at all costs, may declare whole regions open for exploitation without any pretence at environmental assessment.

8.   And most observers fear it will be for the worse.

9.   Alliance officials insist that the killing of Massoud will serve as a rallying cry, but military observers fear that it could prove crippling.