The analysts attributed the heavy buying to heightened fears of dwindling supplies.

Analysts attributed the Dow's plunge in part to fears of rising prices and interest rates caused by the surge in commodities markets.

Financial analysts attributed the selling of pesos by foreign investors, in particular, to deeper fears.

This was attributed to the active resistance from occupation and to fears arising from the development of superpowers.

He attributed the day's results to some strong second-quarter reports and waning fears of inflation and taxes.

The witnesses' reluctance to testify was attributed both to community solidarity and to fears of retribution.

But travel executives attribute that in large part to the war in Iraq and persistent fears of terrorism.

Angry white male stories tend to attribute any opposition to affirmative action to social intolerance, backlash, and personal fears.

We attribute the behavior of consumers to fears about the economy.

Dealers attributed the early declines to fears that the dollar was facing another day of heavy selling.