Nervously, I waited for the worst to happen.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

Jacob Coxey was ready for the worst.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

After the second Cabinet meeting of his presidency, Mr.Obama told reporters his administration is preparing for the worst the swine flu could do.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

Mr.Obama said that even while hoping for the best, the federal government is prepared for the worst, if the spill from the underwater well continues.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

Not all of the families of the British victims are convinced that Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was responsible for the worst-ever terrorist incident on British soil.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

General Wardak explained that, on election day,the domestic and international forces are preparing "for the worst possible scenario" and will have four-tiers of security in place.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

The White House says it is preparing for the worst. Experts say the most effective solution involves drilling relief wells to reroute oil, a process that could take months.

VOA: standard.2010.05.31

And cities across the United States will continue to prepare for the worst, in exercises like this one, so if another attack occurs, they will be ready for it.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

The completion rate is lower than for almost any other wealthy country, and worst for poor and minority students.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

For example,for men in Swaziland, the difference between the best rate and the worst rate is nine times higher.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

It called for an increase in global efforts in order to reach the goals for ending the worst forms of child labor.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

This year, the Center for Plain Language is holding its first contest for best and worst language use.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

That hurt my feelings. So there you go, that was the worst one." Lauri and Bob Dacey have been married for twenty years.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

His death is the worst thing that could happen for the South."

VOA: special.2009.12.31

The situation is worst for those with the least education.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

So really at a worst-case scenario, with the volcano still going strongly, we could get airspace affected for the next few days."

VOA: standard.2010.04.17

The worst may be over,". "But,it would be unwise for anybody to reach firm conclusions before April, when the normal influenza season usually ends.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

The current job market for graduates is the worst in decades, and fellow student Hannah Sell said many marched out of a sense of anger.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

"The worst thing that could happen for the president and the Democrats is for the economy to continue to deteriorate and they get blamed for it,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Authorities say heavy digging equipment is headed to the worst-hit areas of western Java, but time is running out for scores buried under collapsed buildings and landslides.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

U.S.auto dealers, already reeling from one of the worst sales slumps in more than two decades, say the eight models account for 56 percent of Toyota's U.S.sales.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

IBM,which has developed new technology for predicting traffic flow, has identified the cities with the worst commutes in the world and those that are successfully easing the congestion.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26