"Company executives found out that the art market could be a very volatile thing that they didn't want to be part of".
The day-to-day operation of the nation's power grid is, in many respects, a great marvel -- a second-by-second balancing act of the tremendously volatile thing known as electricity, a sometimes wicked creature with a mind of its own that can cause great damage in a hurry.
The present is, of course, a volatile, multifaceted thing, and this show, perhaps circumscribed by its source in private collections, offers a selective and fairly conservative take on it.
It's about the most volatile thing there is.
In an election climate this volatile, things change rapidly.
If you need reminind how volatile things are have a look at this piece from our banking correspondent Jill Treanor about how the crisis in Greece is already hitting British banks.
Gas prices, being exceedingly volatile things, can have a number of causes behind their rather awkward oscillating.
Black cops know how volatile things can be at a crime scene.
"Given how incredibly volatile things are, using lethal force doesn't accomplish anything," she said in an interview.
First, territories and borders can be delicate and volatile things, and tampering with them is rarely without unforeseen consequences.
