1.   Discomfort is easier to ignore if the person is occupied, and appears worse when attention is focused solely upon it.

2.   But the situation at the Smithsonian appears worse.

3.   By Wednesday night, the entire system of public broadcasting had been thrown into jeopardy, as the allegations of wrongdoing appeared much worse than initially thought.

4.   For the past month, his health status had appeared worse than ever, which prompted Smith to leave camp on Tuesday.

5.   It had appeared much worse.

6.   The choice not to forward to the government taxes withheld from employee paychecks, even if the alternatives appear worse, veers onto perilous ethical ground.

7.   The result appears worse than the regulated monopoly service left behind.

8.   Carman scoffed at the suggestion, and implied instead that it was done to make their grievance appear worse.

9.   Carman scoffed at the suggestion, and implied that it was done to make their grievance appear worse.

10.   In daylight the full extent of the damage appeared far worse than originally feared.