1.   The subsequent breaking of the Rhine further exacerbated matters.

2.   And then he exacerbated matters by taking down Malik Rose with the game already decided Wednesday night.

3.   Christmas demand for mass-market, low-margin skates only exacerbates matters for First Team Sports.

4.   A formal announcement of intent would exacerbate matters.

5.   A Muslim-led uprising in Indian-administered Kashmir has exacerbated matters, with New Delhi accusing Pakistan of arming and training insurgents.

6.   The first division performances exacerbated the matter.

7.   The first-division slug exacerbated the matter.

8.   A short, sharp shower just prior to the scheduled start of the clash Friday exacerbated matters.

9.   The fall of the South African rand, on which the Lesotho currency, the loti, is pegged, had exacerbated matters, Mosisili added.