To the extent that the new populism reflects problems with the commission, the damage is still containable.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

Once Greece goes, most analyses of the exit process say it will be painful but containable, as long as it does not spread.

BBC: Euro talks: The last signal before the storm?

So far such fears have proved containable, and the admission of the new members from central Europe has not caused too much of a fuss.

ECONOMIST: Peace in our time

That would be even more likely, if the short-term mess resulting from a "Grexit" turned out to be containable, as many hope but none can confidently predict.

BBC: Sir Mervyn, the UK and the euro

If the rot stops there, the damage will be containable.

ECONOMIST: Portugal seeks help

With lower oil quotes, our inflation rate is containable, consumer sentiment stays strong, savings rates run low and personal consumption expenditures grow between 2 and 3 percent as does GDP.

FORBES: Big Caps Adumbrate The Bull Market (With Exceptions)

Although exposures to Dubai World were relatively diffuse and containable, despite some concentrations in British and UAE banks, they are a reminder of the remaining losses stemming from the credit boom, some of which have been obscured by the removal of mark-to-market accounting.

FORBES: Doctor Doom