Word: scenario
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worst-case" scenario written by Cambridge's Scientific Advisory Committee to speculate on the impact of a release of nerve gas from the Arthur D. Little (ADL) research facility in North Cambridge. The committee believes such a turn of events is unlikely, but not altogether impossible...
...Both companies were not willing to accept conditions of a 'worst-case' scenario." Krimsky said, adding. "Union Carbide admitted that it never did one and never responded to it. ADL was very critical of the 'worst-case' analysis done by the City...
...purpose of a 'worst-case' scenario is...to determine how many lives are threatened if the worst possible thing happens," said the Tufts professor of urban and environmental policy. Such preliminary safety studies can establish the need for emergency plans, the quantities of substances on a premises, and the supply of an antidote for the populace, says Krimsky...
...billion in the FDlC's insurance fund is enough to protect the banking system and depositors. Officials contend that the regulators have enough money to get the job done. Says FDIC Chair man Isaac: "We have the capacity, along with the Federal Reserve, to deal with any scenario you can imagine." Some bankers have already made strategic changes that may help keep them profitable in an increasingly competitive market place. Says Manufacturers' McGillicuddy: "When people say the banking industry hasn't responded, it just doesn't square with the facts." Several banks have cautiously narrowed their...
...four deaths" scenario refers to an educated guess, and the chances are just as likely that no one will die as that four people will...