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INDEX OF FEAR

Tom Hilditch

It's been just 57 days since reporter Patsy Moy filed the first South China Morning Post story including the dreaded acronym Sars.

According to our library computer, 'Sars' has since appeared in 2,177 different Post stories. But what about other words? We ran the numbers and produced this rather depressing index of Post obsessions. Since March 16, 2003:

Sars - appeared in 2,177 stories

SAR - in 295 stories

Typical - 154

Atypical - 1,711

Departure - 137

Arrival - 188

Betty Tung - 10

Fu Mingxia - 11

Eyes - 416

Mouth - 147

Risk - 883

Safe - 494

Fear - 700

Confidence - 669

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