1.   Matters worsened after the head of Islamic Jihad was shot to death in the Mideast.

2.   Matters worsened for Goldman.

3.   Matters only worsened last summer, when Ozawa continued to press for change, however well or ill defined, and met with resistance.

4.   Matters worsen once the feckless Chino, a bicycle messenger, does some impetuous looting during a blackout and lands himself in jail.

5.   Matters worsened for the Smithsonian in the last few weeks after the draft list of speakers was leaked to reporters, and critical editorials appeared in some newspapers.

6.   Matters only worsened during the bottom half of the inning.

7.   Matters have worsened since then.

8.   Matters worsened in the seventh inning, where the stretching amounted to the Cubs extending their lead with four more unearned runs.

9.   The rocks lead to more deadly fire, from both sides, and matters worsen.

10.   Matters worsened.