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nounplural noun scenarios · 1.1A postulated sequence or development of events. 'a possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door'. More ... HomeUKEnglishscenarionounpluralnounscenarios1Awrittenoutlineofafilm,novel,orstageworkgivingdetailsoftheplotandindividualscenes.‘thescenariosforfourshortstories’Moreexamplesentences‘Heenteredthefilmindustrytakingsmall-partrolesandwritingscenariosfortheLondonFilmCompany.’‘Thisatleastsavesmetryingtocomprehendhowanybodycouldwritesuchabysmaldialogue,characters,andplotscenarios.’‘Imaginebeingabletocreatescenariosinsteadoflinearplotthreads,worldenvironmentsinsteadofsinglescenes.’‘WeengagedJoanasdirector,andmyothersisterwrotethescenario.’‘ItisinfacteasytoimagineanadultfilmscenariobasedonCelanire'sadventures.’‘ItsoundsliketheopeninglinetoaJean-PierreMelvillescenarioandthefilmhasasimilarstarknesstoit.’‘Ihavealsowrittenscenariosandturnedacamera-butmyownambitionhasalwaysbeentoproduce.’‘Thescenarioishardlynovel,but,intheearlystagesatleast,thetellingsatisfies.’‘Maintainingaconnectiontotheartificialityofcinema,Lewishiresactorsandcreatesscenariosforallhisfilms.’‘Thedilemmathisraisescanonlybesolvedbyascience-fictionscenarioasdaringasShelley'sinhernovel.’‘ElvidgealsodismissesthenightmarescenariosoffilmssuchasTheTerminatorinwhichmachinescometodominatetheirmasters.’‘Thefilmshowsdifferentscenariosofbullyingandhowthevictimturnstotheirmentorforsupport.’‘Whilethereisnooff-the-shelfmethodforwritingscenarios,welaterprovidesomerulesofthumborguidelinesforthisactivity.’‘Fromthebeginning,EdwardsexplorednewterritoryinBritishcinema,particularlyinfilmsbasedonhisownoriginalscenarios.’‘In1998,AntonioSimonshotoneofLuisBunuel'soldscenarios,LaNoviadeMedianoche.’‘Iwonderifthereareanyviablescenariosleftforacross-dressingfilm?’‘Theactinginthefilmsseemstotallyfreeanduninhibited,yetthescenariosareoftenquitestrict.’‘Whatdidyoustartfilmingwithifyoudidn'thaveafinishedscenario?’‘Hehadwrittenaballetscenario,andPeterAnastoswascreatingthechoreography.’‘Inthehandsofalesserwriter,suchascenariomighthavesmackeddrearilyofoneofthoseworthysocialdocu-dramas.’Synonymsplot,outline,storyline,framework,structure,scheme,plan,layoutViewsynonyms1.1Apostulatedsequenceordevelopmentofevents.‘apossiblescenarioisthathewasattackedafteropeningthefrontdoor’Moreexamplesentences‘Ratheritpostulatespossiblefuturescenarioswithoutmakinganyassessmentofthelikelihoodthatanyonescenariowilloccur.’‘Inanyevent,thisscenarioissimplynotpossiblewiththisdemocracyandcivilsocietywillnotacceptit.’‘WorstcasescenariospredictthathundredsofthousandsofBalinesewhodependonthetourismsectorcouldlosetheirlivelihood.’‘Thisscenariopostulatestheemergenceofanexpansionistpowerwithglobalreach.’‘Whiletheserisksarehardtoquantify,itisclearthatthemechanismsandresourcesneededtorespondtoworstcasescenariosarenotinplace.’‘Theysaidaworst-casescenariocouldseeitcontinueonevenlonger.’‘Discussionsaboutnewtechnology,drugs,healthortheenvironmentinvariablyfocusonworst-casescenarios.’‘Itispossibletodiscussscenariosbutfoolishtomakepredictions.’‘Thisisfarfrombeingthecase,withendlesspossiblescenariosbeingplayedoutinWashington.’‘Althoughitisnotknownwhatwentwronginthelatestcase,thereareanumberofpossiblescenarios.’‘SASunitsarecurrentlyonstandbyinLondonincasesuchascenariodevelops.’‘Thisisinagreementwithastyleofmakingdecisionsinregardtoappraisalsbasedontheworstcasescenarios.’‘Thegoalofthemeetingwastotrytopredicttheworst-casescenarios,andtomakeplanstodealwitheach.’‘Therearealsootherpossiblecontingentscenariosthatmaylimitscalarswitchability.’‘Inworstcasescenarios,hesaysthattherewillalwaysbesomewaytogetaccesstoolddata,thoughitmaybecostly.’‘Intheend,ofcourse,itappearsthattheworstofallpossiblescenariosemerged.’‘Whateverthoseundesirableoutcomes,therewillexistlogicalscenariostriggeredbyinitiatingevents.’‘Thethreescenariosincludeabest-casesituation,amiddle-caseandadoomsdayscenario.’‘Eveninthebestcasescenarios,foreignmoneywouldcomewhentheRussianeconomywouldbeonherfeet,butnotbefore.’‘AnalystssaythreepossiblescenariosnowexistforB.C.Reform.’‘Arguably,onlyamasterfulscholarcouldhaveconvincedsomanypeopletoacceptsuchanunlikelyscenario.’‘Thenexttwoyearsbroughtsurveyspredictingscaryscenariosofdoctorshortages.’‘Peoplewithparanoiddisordersareoftenhighlyintelligentandcancreatecomplexscenariosabouthowandwhytheyarebeingpersecuted.’Synonymssequenceofevents,courseofevents,chainofevents,seriesofdevelopments,situationViewsynonyms1.2Asetting,inparticularforaworkofartorliterature.‘thescenarioisWorldWarTwo’Moreexamplesentences‘Here,asinaninterviewingscenario,twopeopleareseatedinasituationtoberecorded.’‘Monumental,evencosmic,thispaintingbringstomindCreationscenarios.’‘Theopticalmouseiscomfortableinmostscenarios,butisnotanergonomicmasterpiece.’‘Hisworkstypicallyrelocatedthelanguageandscenariosofclassicalballetintocontemporarysettings.’‘Basicscienceshouldbepresentedinthecontextofaclinicalscenariotoencourageintegrationofknowledge’‘Butinthereallifescenario,thepredictedadvantagesofheparincoatingdon'tseemtofeature.’‘Itpositsanear-futurescenarioinwhichsocietyhascrumbledduetosomeunexplainedcatastrophe.’‘Skillssetsshouldprovideacompetitiveedgetoanindividualintheglobalscenario.’Synonymssetting,background,context,scene,milieuViewsynonymsOriginLate17thcentury(denotingthestructureatthefrontofanancientclassicaltheatre):fromItalian,basedonLatinscena‘scene’.Wordofthedayspide/spʌɪd/nounSeedefinitions&examplesDoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?TrendingWordsMostpopularintheworldloutishhazlekiligeccentricitycoaltipAreYouLearningEnglish?HereAreOurTopEnglishTipsBasicGuidelinesForEnglishSpellingsREADTHESEARTICLESHereAreTheTopEnglishWritingTipsREADTHESEARTICLESTheBestArticlesToImproveYourEnglishLanguageUsageREADTHESEARTICLESFunEnglishWordListsToExploreREADTHESEARTICLESTheMostCommonEnglishLanguageQuestionsREADTHESEARTICLESFeedback