At the same time, do not reinforce inappropriate fears.

The UN vote will only reinforce Israeli fears about a Palestinian state.

The bad news pouring in from Japan's electronics industry is reinforcing fears about the depth of the global economic downturn.

The murder of William the Silent also reinforced fears for Queen Elizabeth's safety.

These strengths reinforce fears of rising inflation among those who believe slower growth is safer, notably the Federal Reserve.

The impact of these discoveries was considerable because they reinforced other fears amongst individuals whose concern with social issues had not previously been notable.

Other economists agreed that the data reinforces fears that the eurozone economy shrank in the last quarter of 2011.

But for many people, the latest attack reinforces long-held fears that seem at odds with crime figures.

Instead his first trip abroad in five months reinforced fears about his health two years after his quintuple bypass surgery.

Aside from the lending frenzy, fresh data reinforced fears of Europe's rapidly deteriorating economies.