Events must play out in certain ways, whatever the costs.

How do you see that playing out in the years ahead?

No one now can really know how Iraq will play out in our politics.

How does this all play out in terms of behavior?

How that was going to play out in the current situation he had no idea.

Today's events are likely to play out in one of two ways.

The game is played out in turns between 2-8 players.

Now some officials see that process being played out in the schools.

The scene was played out in different ways around the city.

The scene we'd played out in the morning was taking place again.