1.   Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.

2.   Beyond the horror of killing people, AIDS will exacerbate poverty by striking down millions in their most productive years.

3.   The hurricane exacerbated the poverty.

4.   A sluggish world economy has slowed further, eliminating jobs in powerful Western nations and exacerbating poverty in poorer developing countries.

5.   Tan, speaking at the start of the Asia Pacific Security Conference, said ailing economies would only exacerbate the poverty that breeds terrorists.

6.   Almost four years of recession have exacerbated poverty and fueled violent protests that triggered the collapse of two governments last month.

7.   More recently, general poverty has been exacerbated by the loss of an estimated one billion dollars in bogus investment schemes, which sparked unrest this year.