1.   And if things worsen, cuts can be made without too much difficulty.

2.   If things worsen, the group could raise financing via its foreign subsidiaries, which are largely debt-free.

3.   Things worsened in the second round for Bruno, although the cut was not the problem initially.

4.   Things worsened for Simpson when he began to attack Arnett, the CNN reporter whose censored reports from Baghdad were a staple of Gulf War coverage.

5.   Things worsened for the amendment when the Nassau County Republican chairman, Joseph Mondello, told the five Nassau Republican senators to vote against the amendment.

6.   Things worsened two months ago, when Bratton, but not Giuliani, made the cover of Time magazine.

7.   Things worsened in the third.

8.   In a newspaper article Monday, Howarth said things have worsened since she was ousted five years ago.

9.   In calling for new austerity measures Thursday, however, Economics Minister Yevgeny Yasin seemed to suggest that things could indeed worsen.

10.   Lord, the former ambassador, said he feared things could worsen if the Chinese do not release the U.S. crew.