1.   And three major accidents during the morning rush compounded the woes of motorists, Oscar Serra, assistant commissioner of transportation, said.

2.   A drop in German bunds compounded woes in European fixed-income markets.

3.   Compounding its woes, Hilasal, like many Mexican companies, had borrowed abroad to finance its growth.

4.   Compounding the woes, the agency also found that existing stocks of smallpox vaccine had been so poorly stored that two-thirds of them were useless.

5.   Having money spread around the world only compounded the woes of fund investors last quarter.

6.   Knoblauch, ordinarily a heads-up player, compounded the woe by standing and arguing with the umps instead of chasing the ball.

7.   The economic woes have been compounded by the fall in oil prices, which has taken a heavy toll on export earnings.

8.   The running-game woes are compounded by the distance the Jets must travel merely to get in field- goal range.

9.   Then his arm woes were compounded by major back problems.

10.   A drop in prices of its key products, such as hot-coil steel plates, compounded its woes.