The vote came amid international fears over the stability of the country.

Last week, stocks fell amid fears of a long war.

Amid fears about its financial health, the program soon suspended enrollment.

These people took refuge in the church amid fear of the violence escalating.

But amid fears of terrorism and the war in Iraq, he said, officials felt they needed to do more to reassure parents.

He was too clever a man, even amid fear, not to perceive the irony.

The securities markets fell, amid fears that higher interest rates would be needed to keep the economy from growing too quickly.

The election was watched closely in Washington, amid fears of potential instability.

Amid fears that rooms would remain empty, the hotels started a price war.

More than three hundred children and women have been evacuated from Sarajevo amid fears they would never see their families again.