61.   At the hospital in Bardera, the director, Dr. Kasim Aden Egal, said he feared the worst was yet to come.

62.   At the time, Sheridan said the worst might be ahead.

63.   Australian bonds plunged and yields rose to their highest levels in six months, and traders and analysts forecast the worst was ahead.

64.   Bad as things have been in telecom, the worst may not be over.

65.   Biggs, a longtime bear on the U.S., said the declines in Asian markets indicate the worst may be over in Asia.

66.   Before the market opened Tuesday, Anthony Noto, an analyst at Goldman, Sachs, raised his rating and said the worst might be over for Priceline.

67.   Both reports gave investors some reasons to hope that the worst may be over for corporate earnings.

68.   Both Russian and American space officials are optimistic that the worst is over and space station construction can proceed rapidly once Zvezda is in place.

69.   A few are starting to bet the worst may be over.

70.   Affected the worst was Reagan National Airport, which was shut completely until early October and has started up again only gradually.