Word: panic
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...event unfolds? No live ammunition is allowed anywhere near the sites, and the situation is extremely controlled. Wouldn't the inclusion of actual civilians also teach officials some ground truths about the public (like, for example, how compliant most people become in a disaster - and how rare panic actually...
...from the internal bickering that blighted most of Blair's last years in office, Brown appeared to have nothing to lose by triggering an election and much to gain - not least the chance to face voters before tricky economic conditions serve up any more unpleasant surprises like the recent panic over the financial stability of Northern Rock, one of Britain's largest mortgage lenders...
Earlier this term when a number of students from the Harvard AIDS Coalition donned “HIV Positive” shirts around campus, it was a sight that could have sent former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist into a state of panic. And it also sparked a campus-wide debate about the merits of wearing such a controversial slogan...
Little kids still ring ryan Boatright's doorbell, wondering if the future University of Southern California point guard can come outside to play. During a recent family dinner at T.G.I. Friday's, as dessert crept dangerously close to the start of a movie at the mall, panic swept over Ryan's face. He looked as if he'd rather do a month's worth of dishes than spend another second of Saturday night with his family...
Everywhere you turn these days, there's cause for panic. The news is filled with talk of a global credit crisis. American homeowners are defaulting on their loans and housing-related stocks have crashed. The dollar is doing a disappearing act. Alan Greenspan, after years of artful obfuscation, has suddenly discovered a terrifying gift for clarity, warning that inflation will rise and house prices will tumble. Stock market volatility has surged. And now, feeding fears that the contagion is spreading, the British bank Northern Rock has suffered a near-death experience...