He warned of events taking on a 'potentially ugly race dimension' with real concern over reprisals if pleas for calm were not heeded.

The Nets, with a 3-12 record, are about to embark on a long and potentially ugly road trip.

Making light of what was a potentially ugly situation Ray said: 'It was mainly the champion's brother who was causing all the trouble.

He said that he and his allies wanted to stay far from the action on Monday, in part to avoid any potentially ugly conflict.

It was a difficult and potentially ugly situation for Ricci and his men.

Tom realized that the situation was a potentially ugly one.

This much, though, can be safely ventured: it'll be rough, surely nasty, potentially ugly and likely long.

Walking away from a potentially ugly situation is not failure.

Corporate sponsors looking for autographs plus angry players after a humiliating loss equals a potentially ugly situation.

And it will come without the potentially ugly consequences of actually having to do something.