1.   Mere words could do little in the short term to reverse the chaotic situation.

2.   Some observers feared a chaotic situation that could deprive the eventual winner of the legitimacy needed to govern.

3.   The chaotic situation gave an opening for the military coup.

4.   Asked to explain the discrepancy, administration officials have said they were acting on the best information they had during a chaotic situation.

5.   But, he says, experience shows terrorists often seek to exploit chaotic situations.

6.   Countries like Zaire that are undergoing civil war or other chaotic situations will not be considered until they achieve political and economic stability, officials said.

7.   Even so, with the announcement he may have regained some control of a chaotic situation.

8.   He will stabilize what has been a chaotic situation with quarterback Charlie Batch, who is still recovering from a broken leg.

9.   In that context it is a heartening sign that he is ready to take charge in a chaotic situation that calls for strong leadership in the House.

10.   Juan Adolfo Velasquez of Bolivia, the regional U.N. director for El Quiche area of northern Guatemala, calls it the most chaotic situation in Latin America.