1.   Vets have been authorised to slaughter on suspicion, to speed up the killing once farmers have reported a possible outbreak.

2.   So, local councils are rehearsing emergency plans to deal with a possible outbreak.

3.   Authorities closed schools, colleges and movie theaters in response to concern about the possible outbreak of bubonic or pneumonic plague in the capital.

4.   A fragile calm settled over this tense city Monday, but U.S. military commanders braced for possible outbreaks of looting and violence.

5.   But officials are waiting for one more possible outbreak.

6.   But the authorities have moved aggressively to clamp down on any possible outbreak.

7.   State officials are considering whether to track pharmacies for increased use of anti-diarrheal medications as a way of detecting possible outbreaks.

8.   The United States and Argentina have temporarily halted trade in Argentine beef because of concerns of a possible outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease here.

9.   While police are braced for everything from drug bazaars to credit-card scams, they appear most concerned about possible outbreaks of violent turf wars.

10.   People in the capital were bracing themselves for possible outbreaks of violence over the weekend.