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  • Large numbers of people are catching a harmless -to-healthy people condition and refusing to die in large numbers remember the "worstcase" 80,000 deaths government planners figure a few months back?

    OPEN THREAD 2009

  • We now have the worstcase scenario of both a severe recession and severe credit crisis striking at the same time, with both feeding off each other ~ thus creating a downward economic death spiral thatthe government willnot be ableto stop while George W Bush continuestosay "everythings fine."

    BUSH STILL IN DENIAL WHILE AMERICA DROWNS IN DEBT 2008

  • In the absolute worstcase scenario, any survivors who claimed that I had run . . . why, I would simply say that Sir Umbrage had ordered me to try and maneuver around behind enemy lines, an action that I—as obedient squire—had to oblige.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • In the absolute worstcase scenario, any survivors who claimed that I had run . . . why, I would simply say that Sir Umbrage had ordered me to try and maneuver around behind enemy lines, an action that I—as obedient squire—had to oblige.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • In the absolute worstcase scenario, any survivors who claimed that I had run . . . why, I would simply say that Sir Umbrage had ordered me to try and maneuver around behind enemy lines, an action that I—as obedient squire—had to oblige.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • “I think in our minds, the worstcase scenario would be if Stephanie had to be in the hospital for a while,” Gene said.

    Obsession John Douglas 1998

  • “I think in our minds, the worstcase scenario would be if Stephanie had to be in the hospital for a while,” Gene said.

    Obsession John Douglas 1998

  • "We sent out the letters basically saying that in the worstcase scenario, you may be reassigned," Gaudioso said.

    Simi Valley Acorn 2010

  • "We sent out the letters basically saying that in the worstcase scenario, you may be reassigned," Gaudioso said.

    Simi Valley Acorn 2010

  • If ISRO, a government body, can plan and send a module to the Moon, why can't the IPS plan the worstcase scenario?

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

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