1.   American and Egyptian officials issued great sighs of relief that they had averted failure, which could have worsened the conflict.

2.   On Monday, at the urging of the Americans and others, he extended the deadline indefinitely to avoid worsening the conflict.

3.   Some Palestinian analysts believe that this is now likely, but that again it will only worsen the conflict.

4.   A Yugoslav regional leader says the attacks have worsened the conflict.

5.   And the U.N. refugee agency and other aid groups have played a crucial if unintentional role in prolonging and worsening conflicts, she argues.

6.   Britain and France argue that attitude is bound to worsen the conflict.

7.   Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev on Tuesday warned Germany against deploying more troops in Bosnia to protect U.N. peacekeepers, saying it could worsen the conflict.

8.   Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev warned Germany Tuesday against sending more troops in Bosnia to protect U.N. peacekeepers, saying it could worsen the conflict.

9.   Some officials of farming groups also asked the farmers to call off the reprisal, which they said would only worsen the conflict with France.

10.   The rebels on Sunday accused the government of worsening the conflict.