"For the employees this was a horrendous situation," Ms. Levin said.

The idea of a father abusing a daughter is a horrendous situation.

And the next minute or two it was really a horrendous situation.

"If the Bronx family center is a success, you can only imagine how horrendous the situation will be for homeless single women."

But within six months, she said, "we were embroiled" in "this horrendous" situation.

These help build the confidence necessary to deal with horrendous situations.

She had seen horrendous situations both as a prosecutor and as a private attorney.

"A horrendous situation and you feel it in your gut," he said.

I just think it is a horrendous situation.

"We all feel that this is a horrendous situation," said Lynne Stewart, one of the lawyers.