Yet as he drew closer his pace slowed, and fear weighed heavy as a chain about his legs.

Weighing on stocks are fears of a Fed rate increase, exacerbated by continuing robust growth.

The cold weather and the constant fear weighs heavy on the occupying force, many of whom wish the war to end so that they can return home.

These fears also weighed heavily on the stock market yesterday.

The fear that a killer might be on the loose weighed heavily on parents' minds.

Adele hoped that fear of the unknown wasn't weighing on her also.

Those fears weigh powerfully against those of potential victims.

Such fears have weighed on bond prices.

During the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the fear that the financial system might collapse weighed heavily in his decision to cut rates sharply.

One Manhattan real estate agent said the fear was already weighing on some clients' minds.