The nightmare, in the Chinese view, would be an unexpected disruption of Mr. Clinton's trip by political dissidents.

So it was an unexpected disruption when someone knocked at the door.

As her wild-eyed commander struggled to retain his seat, the cause of the devastating and unexpected disruptions was revealed on another screen.

Worldware could provide a foundation for incremental, cumulative curricular change and instructional improvement, a learning curve far less vulnerable to unexpected technical or business disruptions.

No matter how intense the planning, or how skilled the engineers and laborers assigned the task, unexpected disruptions still stall the work.

Then if a key customer has to cut back on orders, he said, or another unexpected disruption occurs, there is time to recover.

The whole point of the agreement was to avoid too much unexpected disruption to the premiership clubs.

This caused a huge, unexpected disruption to the upcoming tour for The Brian May Band, with a new drummer being needed at short notice.

I hope that Europe will speak as one if it should cause unexpected disruption.

Ms. Albright apologized to the Council for the unexpected disruption, several people present during the three-hour standoff said in interviews today.