1.   They avoided what could have been an ugly situation.

2.   An ugly situation is brewing at Southern California now that athletic director Mike Garrett has fired coach Charlie Parker.

3.   But race is only one element of an ugly situation.

4.   Corporate sponsors looking for autographs plus angry players after a humiliating loss equals a potentially ugly situation.

5.   His development has made the Clippers forget about the ugly situation with Brian Williams, who likely will not sign with the team.

6.   His specialty is beautiful people caught in ugly situations.

7.   It could have developed into an ugly situation, each man tense around the other.

8.   It was an ugly situation and I ended up offering them each an American quarter, the only change I had.

9.   It is an ugly situation.

10.   Linebacker Marcus Buckley was caught in the middle of what turned out to be an ugly situation last month involving himself, Corey Miller and Coach Dan Reeves.