The fear expressed itself as severe chill of skin and internal organs.

So far, he says, the conservatives have been frustrated on both fronts, and fears expressed not long ago of a severe crackdown against writers have gradually dissipated.

"The most common fears expressed," Sober Vacations says, "are taking a trip sober, traveling alone, spending money on ourselves, not knowing anyone and meeting new people."

Speaking on her plane before a brief stopover here as she returned to Washington on Friday, Ms. Rice discussed the fears expressed to her.

Commissioner Papandrea acknowledged that the department has "heard fears expressed that this will degenerate into a bailout."

One fear often expressed about investing in emerging markets is that there might be no buyers, and thus no liquidity, when it is time to get out.

Kasimir, hearing this fear expressed as the two walked toward the inn, remarked: "You have little faith in Komi, then?"

Indeed, in addition to homophobia and other phobias, a kind of 'freedom of speech-phobia' is starting to develop, an irrational fear of letting people express their opinions freely.

As Mr Claeys briefly mentioned yesterday, a freedom of speech phobia is beginning to set in here, an irrational fear of letting people express their opinions freely.