1.   Also, as the American presidential races heat up next year, it may be impossible to muster domestic support for any complex agreement with China, officials fear.

2.   And they, many residents and human rights officials fear, may be intent on exacting revenge for what they see as sympathy for the guerrillas.

3.   Australia was stunned into action by the two deaths, which officials fear could hurt tourism.

4.   Border Patrol officials fear pulling the plugs on the lights could jeopardize the lives of agents stationed along the river.

5.   But union officials fear Yale will contract out so much work that when the contract expires, the university will lay off scores of workers.

6.   Clan leaders have also stockpiled arms for what administration officials fear could soon develop into a full-scale civil war.

7.   City officials fear contributions from Washington, which now account for nearly two-thirds of the cost, are unlikely to increase and may well decline.

8.   Federal officials fear renewed turbulence as the one-year anniversary again focuses attention on the dispute.

9.   Firefighters tend to be a rather self-contained group, reticent to express feelings, and officials fear that may haunt them in the months to come.

10.   Health officials fear places with vaccine on hand will face runs on their services, raising the possibility again that the most at-risk patients may be squeezed out.