Suffering from recurrent headaches, he had increased his intake of analgesics to an alarming level.

The reforms, though largely beneficial, have created an alarming level of uncertainty as to the question of what law applies in cross-border securities transactions.

The housing market continues to contract at alarming levels.

And in well-insulated, airtight homes the level of these pollutants can rise to alarming levels.

Most carry alarming levels of debt, which transfer fees abroad can alleviate.