1.  An embarrassing bidding scandal, sluggish ticket sales and the specter of terrorism fed a sense of foreboding about the games.

2.  An embarrassing bidding scandal and the specter of terrorism fed a sense of foreboding.

3.  Banks in many nations are shaky, and corporate failures are feeding a sense of gloom.

4.  Becoming nuclear powers has fed their sense of national pride and self-esteem.

5.  But even if the talks are on track, any delay in a process rife with dangers has fed a sense of suspense.

6.  Her devotion only feeds his sense of guilt and despair.

7.  It is a strategy that is beginning to stir concern among his aides while feeding the sense of confidence at the White House.

8.  Others suggest that the rural rudeness of cider fed a sense of shame, which Americans expiated with the folly of Prohibition.

9.  Rising employment feeds this sense of security, and also adds to the total income that people have to make payments on loans.

10.  The official confusion on this day fed the sense that Yeltsin was only intermittently engaged in important decisions.