1.   But If the Zairians lose their patience, the situation could become ugly.

2.   But its power has grown steadily, for reasons that illustrate how ugly this conflict became while the Bush administration focused elsewhere.

3.   But it quickly became ugly.

4.   Consumers are taking their time paying back loans, a situation that could become very ugly if the economy falters.

5.   It became ugly quickly.

6.   It started becoming ugly as time progressed.

7.   Talk of democratic realism and U.S. support for the causes of freedom became ugly to the ear.

8.   The Celtic ownership transition is becoming ugly.

9.   The conflict between mother and daughter becomes so ugly that Suzanne finally asks her father to keep a promise and let her visit her foster parents in Hungary.

10.   The scene may become ugly if no one will compromise.