1.   If there were social unrest, a number of people would attempt to exploit the situation for their own ends.

2.   It wishes to exploit this situation in order to raise interest rates.

3.   Later bravado runs high to disguise their feelings and some of them exploit the situation for gain.

4.   The government exploited the situation for political ends.

5.   The violence was blamed on thugs exploiting the situation.

6.   He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.

7.   The violence was blamed on bandits and hooligans exploiting the situation.

8.   He said that there had been unprecedented civilian involvement in the coup attempt and that the government did not want its opponents to exploit the situation through the media.

9.   An adversary might miscalculate and try to exploit a situation that was not on the list.

10.   And among the Irish, she said, were some who exploited the situation, taking over land from which the starving farmers had been evicted.