nightmare scenario

Yes, they might have to face the nightmare scenario of not being able to, you know .

"The nightmare scenario is obviously that there's a serious side effect."

No one is discounting the nightmare scenario out of hand.

To American officials, it's a nightmare scenario: half a loaf.

"When you're in the business of saving people's lives, this is a nightmare scenario."

I agree with you too that we face a nightmare scenario.

But a lot of people call it nightmare scenario No. 1.

It must be said, however, that this is a nightmare scenario which the Government does not subscribe to.

A nightmare scenario like that can't be real, can it?

But in the past couple months, the law has turned into a potential nightmare scenario for state officials.