Other administrators fear that too much emphasis on state testing will cause teachers to teach for a test.

With economic forecasts dreary and college loans soaring, some administrators fear that students will be reluctant to choose high-priced private schools.

Some administrators fear that researchers will defect to private universities to escape the extra layer of scrutiny.

But some women's coaches and administrators fear that incidents such as Chatman's could help hasten that decline.

Tuition now exceeds $20,000 at several elite universities, and administrators fear that additional tuition increases will drive away students.

Many administrators fear such departures could erode the quality of government-sponsored technical and scientific research over the next several years, including some work affecting national security.

The administrators feared that the school would skim off of their best students.

Some administrators fear that suppliers would write themselves larger orders than the hospitals needed.

High school students are usually sent home first, because administrators fear sending grade school children home to an empty house.

Many administrators feared that the test would be tougher when the new curriculum was incorporated last year.