11.   Indeed, instead of getting better, matters could become worse, spreading conflict, hunger and uprooted peoples through an entire region.

12.   Its readiness to do so this time shows how desperate matters have become.

13.   Later, after the Palestinians were routed, matters became more complicated still.

14.   Matters become complicated when the kid falls in love with Eleanor and wants his own special set of visitation rights.

15.   Matters become more complicated, however, once a deeper partnership is considered.

16.   Matters could become worse still if the federal government kicks away another prop under the light-trucks market.

17.   Osteoporosis is a bone disorder in which bone matter becomes thinner and weaker.

18.   Press said the audit found no wrongdoing, but said the matter had become so emotionally draining for Henderson that she decided to resign.

19.   Ray Miller, another noted pitching coach now working for Baltimore, agreed that the matter has become an economic concern.

20.   Private matters become public depending on what a candidate says and the nature of the question in hand.