51.   But before a rebound in the semiconductor market emerged, conditions would only get worse in the first half this year, the company warned.

52.   The problem is made all the worse in that many of the poplars are of the balsamica and canadensis varieties.

53.   The twin actions marked a turn for the worse in the brewing bilateral dispute over the South China Sea archipelago, considered a regional powerkeg.

54.   The twin actions marked a turn for the worse in the brewing bilateral dispute over the South China Sea archipelago, considered a regional powderkeg.

55.   Relations between Iraq and Jordan took another turn for the worse in March when Amman allowed US warplanes to fly surveillance missions over Iraq.

56.   Relations took a turn for the worse in August when five ethnic Greeks were charged with spying and subsequently jailed.

57.   Ten minutes into the game the Stormers lost captain Corne Krige who came off the worse in an accidental clash of heads with MacDonald.

58.   The game got worse in the second half with a front-row brawl followed by heavy rain.