1.   Norman Lamont compounded the situation by ruling out an early cut in interest rates.

2.   The situation is compounded by the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines.

3.   But other bad news has compounded the situation.

4.   But the Bushies are compounding this situation with gimmickry.

5.   But the situation is compounded on the Web, where the ease of consolidating many businesses into one space has spurred a wave of portal building.

6.   Compounding the situation was the collapse of the liberal black-Jewish coalition over the issue of affirmative action.

7.   Compounding the situation, Smith tore the same tendon in a different place nine weeks later as he rehabilitated the initial injury.

8.   Compounding the situation, there are few places for newly unemployed Democratic staff members to go.

9.   Compounding the situation somewhat is uncertainty surrounding Brandon Mitchell, who was in a walking cast for most of the week.

10.   In northern California, the gradual encroachment of Silicon Valley into less congested cities has compounded the situation.