It's a terrible outcome for Britain because we are going to be now excluded from key economic decisions that will affect our country in the future.

A patient's terrible outcome may or may not reflect a doctor's bad knowledge or judgment.

It dawned on Richard that this woman could not be threatened, because she was a creature who, he was beginning to understand, welcomed any terrible outcome.

No one discussed "what if," but during our summer travels, I came to terms with the possibility of the most terrible outcome.

"We regard it as a terrible outcome."

Surely that's not such a terrible outcome.

"If this country becomes ungovernable, no authority is going to hold elections, and that would be a terrible outcome."

As others have pointed out, that's a terrible outcome.

Should that happen, we could easily become the bad guys instead of the good guys - a terrible outcome for this great nation.

The judge said he imposed the sentences based on "the crimes to which they pled" and not on "the terrible outcome."