1.   By early afternoon, panic subsided and the stock index regained most of the extraordinary loss.

2.   Even now, after the panic has subsided, evidence abounds that many new Afghanis recently came into circulation.

3.   But the panic subsided when it became clear that the aging ship had run aground and that the crew had disappeared after unlocking the hold.

4.   But while the panic has subsided and the government has ensured that basic commodities remain sufficient, public concern still remains.

5.   The panic subsided after the Defense Ministry said the booms were caused by an air force fighter jet breaking the sound speed barrier during a training flight.

6.   The panic has subsided.

7.   The panic subsided around noon but offices and schools were shut down for the rest of the day, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.

8.   The panic buying subsided Friday and yesterday but purchases were still said to be higher than normal.

9.   The panic subsided when bomb experts discovered that the small white box with wires sticking out was merely a meteorological device that had fallen from a weather balloon.

10.   The panic subsided when police opened a hot line to answer public concerns and after national radio and television broadcast messages from officials.