11.   Oliver compounded matters by walking Derek Jeter and giving up a single to Bernie Williams, which left him little choice but to pitch to Giambi.

12.   Rain, ranging from drizzle to a heavy downpour, was compounding matters, giving the steep, narrow roads more of a treacherous air.

13.   To compound the matter, Gingrich mislead the House ethics committee and broke House rules.

14.   To compound matters, DeCosta tore a hamstring in the last game of tryouts for the national team in August, and missed a couple of months.

15.   To compound matters, employees at the courthouse say they worry that too much agitation about working conditions could cost them their jobs.

16.   To compound matters, the federal government took the opportunity of the national panic to enforce greater airport security measures, many of which should have been taken earlier.

17.   To compound matters, the Democrats faced two internal party fractures that appeared impossible to heal.

18.   To compound matters, the teams are scheduled to turn around and play again Saturday afternoon in Phoenix.

19.   To compound matters, the World Boxing Association sanctioned the bout against Frazier, but does not believe that Jones has satisfied its requirement for a mandatory defense.

20.   To compound matters, this faith in the inviolability of winning scores is awfully selective.