The cost of credit default swaps on Countrywide's senior debt, cut to junk status unexpectedly May 2 by Standard & Poor's, soared on concern about the company's ongoing ability to repay.
With oil prices soaring and concerns about global warming and climate change growing, the pressure is on to find new ways of managing the current and future energy supply.
Crime rates soared, and concerns about safety loomed large for many whites who used to frequent the downtown.
As U.S. farm exports soar, so does concern about ammonia pollution.
In his Saturday radio address, the president concentrated on the recession and expressed concern about soaring unemployment.
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Last month, 150 students decided to register their concern about soaring rent at their digs by simply refusing to pay it.
If possible, find the most regional source for your popcorn (assuming you can afford it - the corn ethanol boom, of course, has jacked with our corn-laden food supply, sent prices soaring), and increased concerns about genetically-modified kernels.
For example, the now soaring public concerns on genetically modified crops came after the official approval of its commercialization.
However, the UK consumer group energywatch said there was already widespread concern about the soaring cost of heating and lighting homes, describing further consolidation as unhelpful.
In the eastern Indian state of Assam, where up to 3 million people took refuge in emergency camps or were cut off in their villages, receding waters and soaring temperatures have led to concern about potential disease outbreaks.
