"Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution.

VOA: special.2011.03.16

I haven't quite confirmed them yet, but probably a hotel ballroom-type scenario, black-tie event."

VOA: special.2009.12.28

It is a scenario that has become all but routine - an act of piracy on the high seas by Somalis.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

The simple reason is that there is this scenario prevailing now, what we witnessed in 2008 when Lehman Brothers went bust.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

The Liberal Democrats, in this scenario, would agree not to vote down key government policies such as the budget.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

So really at a worst-case scenario, with the volcano still going strongly, we could get airspace affected for the next few days."

VOA: standard.2010.04.17

He said the country could see its gross domestic product grow by 2.5 to five percent in 2010, "in an optimistic scenario."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"Another possible scenario is that this fragile Shi'ite alliance will simply fall apart over the difficulties of nominating a consensus prime minister."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

It is a scenario that could play out in other races around the country during the next several months, says Georgetown's Stephen Wayne.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"I think this was a worse scenario. I don't think such a standstill we have experienced before."

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

It arms communities so we're looking at a scenario where each would be armed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

General Wardak explained that, on election day,the domestic and international forces are preparing "for the worst possible scenario" and will have four-tiers of security in place.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

Worst case scenario - this thing could keep going on for 90 days."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

A "double dip' scenario refers to a short-lived recovery, followed by another recession.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"Hopefully something will happen. Best case scenario - it gets stopped today.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02