1.   But alcoholism, like drug addiction, is a progressive disease that gets worse without treatment.

2.   Although he has suffered shoulder and neck injuries in several spills since he began donning one, Stevens is convinced his injuries would have been worse without a vest.

3.   And the situation would get worse without improved national energy policies, without ...

4.   Administration officials maintain that the situation would be even worse without their efforts to guarantee coverage for children and for workers who change or lose their jobs.

5.   But from what the offense showed against three of the first four opponents this season, they were worse without him.

6.   But it would have been even worse without the grounds crew.

7.   But Lowe thinks it will be worse without pre-boarding.

8.   But some marketing experts said that GM might be even worse off without the changes he has made.

9.   But the price impact could have been worse without the new capacity and access to different sources of supply, he said.

10.   But, she added, things would be worse without a central registry.