Even very plausible explanations did not allay the suspicion that something sinister must be going on.
Those provisions did not allay the concerns of Mr. Schumer, who posted a statement to his Web site on Monday.
Fourth, we did not tackle the legacy of our recent past so did not allay the concerns some voters had about us.
Still, the numbers do not allay the concerns of many residents, who maintain that gang activity, drug dealing and violence have become more brazen.
A very favorable response from a test audience in Minneapolis — in well over three hours, only three people got up to use the bathroom — did not allay the fear.
Meetings with the Obama administration's top policy makers on Pakistan, including the president's special representative, Richard C. Holbrooke, and visits to the Pentagon and the National Security Council, did not allay the anger the politicians said they felt at being asked to submit to a secondary screening on Sunday before boarding a flight to New Orleans.
That provision did not allay the concerns of Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who on Monday called for the Federal Trade Commission to lead an inquiry into OnStar's business practices "to determine whether the company's actions constitute an unfair trade practice".
The causes of the misdirected bombing attacks were bad weather, faulty equipment, incompetence, or excess pilot zeal, rather than malice or purposeful planning, but the lack of intent did not allay the sufferings and suspicions of the Swiss, and the embarrassment to the United States was considerable.
Replication of results does not allay these concerns.
"Obama raised hopes, but he didn't allay the fears we have about overpromising and underdelivering".
