11.   The situation is exacerbated by unusually low levels of nitrogen oxides, which inhibit ozone destruction.

12.   This summer, the situation has been exacerbated by prolonged drought.

13.   To exacerbate the situation, eighty thousand places were cut from employment training.

14.   American policy in response to the perceived threat of fundamentalism may well exacerbate the situation.

15.   And, in the case of New York, exorbitant state taxes has exacerbated the situation.

16.   As a result, he has stopped speaking to reporters, which only exacerbates the situation, seeing as how he used to live to do interviews.

17.   A new round of sanctions would exacerbate the situation.

18.   Bourland said heavy turnover in the housekeeping and food service staffs in the first two months has exacerbated the situation.

19.   But the blasts that demolished the apartment buildings have exacerbated her situation.

20.   By arming fans with more information, the Internet has exacerbated the situation.