Company officials said that Amtrak lost some passengers who could not get seats in the first few days after the Acelas were sidelined, and that it might have lost others who feared disruption of service.

He also indicated protesters feared further disruption would erode popular support for their cause.

Route of high speed rail link through Chiltern hills where campaigners fear disruption, noise and a blight on rural landscapes.

At a time of militant unionism in the country generally, both the FA and the Football League feared disruption of the football programme if the players' union got involved with disputes in other industries.

Italy and Spain also fear refugees, economic disruption and political instability, while Tunisia and Morocco and Egypt worry about the boost an Algerian takeover would give to their own violent Islamic groups.

Carroll County residents, close enough to Atlanta to benefit from its boom, said they feared crime and disruption from the casino, but the reception has been very different here.

But it may perhaps be expected that where true grounds are that the police officer fears 'serious disruption to the life of the community' his order will say so.

Jessica (Morena Baccarin), however, is resistant to the idea, fearing the media scrutiny and disruption to their lives.

From the outset, Portuguese workers saw their freedom of movement restricted by barriers put up by Member States fearing disruption to their labour markets.

Community boards have criticized its cost and say they fear disruption caused by the laying of tracks.