It reported that the stalker was delusional and warned of his con-man skills and of the potential volatility of his personality.

Ever since the chaos of the 1987 market crash and the subsequent months of whipsawing prices, individual investors have been keenly aware of the markets' potential volatility.

The flag's potential volatility represents, I suppose, constitutional freedoms that the authorities could take away.

He has a brooding aura - innate grace mixed with potential volatility.

Yet, all these moves - no matter how well advised - will in the end likely have little bearing on the program's potential volatility or on its success or failure.

The premium can be chosen by the short party, with the hope that this will cover any potential volatility.

Because of the potential volatility, "you have to have a long-term view in Southeast Asia," he said.

The stock market's collapse on Oct. 19 showed once again the potential volatility of the securities markets.

Shearson, Lehman Brothers advised clients that trade in the futures market to use "utmost caution" in taking positions "because of the potential volatility," depending on what happens in the Gulf.

One other sign of potential volatility in the South is a large overlap among sympathizers of the three leading white candidates.