31.   A rash of negative local news, in particular political upheaval in neighboring Zimbabwe, has worsened the situation.

32.   African countries are handicapped with a crunching foreign debt, and Mubarak said in his speech opening the two-day conference that GATT would only worsen the situation.

33.   All of these things worsen the situation.

34.   Another Balkan official, the deputy prime minister of Montenegro, said the NATO bombardment worsened the situation in Kosovo.

35.   Bank Indonesia governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said last night that all such rumors were baseless and had been intentionally spread by irresponsible people to worsen the situation.

36.   Bishop Wolfgang Huber said the settlement would only worsen the situation of Christians in the region.

37.   But Anderson said the ferry blockade only worsened the situation.

38.   But numerous changes in national systems have worsened the situation, Micklewright said in an overview to the study.

39.   Chilly Himalayan winds worsened the situation forcing many residents to keep indoors.

40.   Companies are swarmed by a plethora of information, and many have turned to technology to aid matters but in many cases, technology only worsens the situation.