"How could it not be?" Cunningham said.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

Health officials did not know how deadly the virus would be, who would be most vulnerable, how quickly it would spread and whether it could be contained.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"I think the bloom is off the rose but I don't think they quite knew who else it could be, or how to make it be someone else or facilitate a free and fair election.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03