1.   Both quarterbacks have handled themselves well, never letting the situation degenerate into something nasty.

2.   Or the situation could degenerate.

3.   The situation has degenerated into a bureaucratic farce, with everyone agreeing that something must be done, but nobody prepared to do it.

4.   The Revolution appear to be allowing an unworkable situation to degenerate into absurdity.

5.   Foreign observers and Turkish activists argued the situation was degenerating.

6.   Paramilitary police said they had been placed on alert and were patrolling the city, but would not intervene unless the situation degenerated.

7.   The situation degenerated later in the day.

8.   However, military experts in Zagreb warned the situation could rapidly degenerate if Serb forces took advantage of the Croatian withdrawal.

9.   Deputy Health Minister David Sadauki earlier Tuesday told journalists that the situation could degenerate if urgent steps were not taken.

10.   Deputy Health Minister David Sadauki on Tuesday told journalists that the situation could degenerate if urgent steps were not taken.