But in the end, the worst fears of Democrats did not materialize.

Economists' worst fears about the impact of the Iraqi war had not materialized.

But as they have learned more about the case, officials said their worst fears had not materialized.

At the same time, everyone's greatest fear, of people using this to track them down, has not materialized.

But thus far, the most dire fears have not materialized, at least by the measure of the school enrollment.

In one respect, however, his worst fears had not materialized.

The fear that he would come to have second thoughts hadn't materialized.

Suddenly, those fears were materializing as the Knicks' season went along.

His fears materialized then in the form of a rider emerging from the trees before him.

This fear materialized with the diplomatic failure leading up to the invasion of Iraq.