71.   The renewed weakness of the peso worsened the situation, traders said.

72.   The political affiliations have worsened the situation as the incumbent governments cleverly used the union leaders to mould the unions to suit their political agendas.

73.   The situation has been worsened by the poorest grain harvest in decades.

74.   The situation was worsened by a growing rift between di Mambro and other leading cult members, including Jouret.

75.   The report said smaller commercial banks may have worsened their situation by earlier efforts to gain market share that left them with non-performing loans.

76.   The recent global slump has worsened the situation, hurting both exports and corporate earnings.

77.   The recent global slump has worsened the situation, hurting Japanese exports and corporate earnings.

78.   The situation has been worsened by the deplorable state of most rural roads, preventing rice deliveries from reaching local markets.

79.   The situation is worsened by language, cultural and racial differences between the people of the two nations.

80.   The situation has been worsened by residents who have been removing sandbags from embankments and using them to cordon their own homes.