But the president says health care costs have put the federal budget on a "disastrous path."

VOA: special.2009.05.15

Many merchants,stung by last year's disastrous showing, kept smaller inventories and did not have to slash prices to sell their products.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Mr.Medvedev was asked whether he had given Mr.Obama advice on Afghanistan, which the former Soviet Union had invaded in 1979 with disastrous results.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

At this time, if America is on the wrong side of history, that will be disastrous.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"This was the most disastrous decision taken by this government, a decision in which Gordon Brown was not only in the room, but signed all the checks,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Krishnan says bribery by western companies can be disastrous to developing countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

But it turned out". "We did get back into positive growth territory by the end of the year so it wasn't quite as disastrous as I feared it might be."

VOA: standard.2010.01.15