1.   And he accuses Microsoft of worsening the shortage of high-technology workers in the United States because its systems require so many people to administer.

2.   Before bowing to an outcry from the West, President Bush opposed price controls, saying they would worsen the shortages.

3.   Politicians in California and some economists have been asserting for months that power companies withheld available electrical generating capacity to create or worsen shortages.

4.   Taxi-industry officials said the proposed stricter rules for suspending drivers could worsen a shortage of drivers.

5.   The earthquake that struck Taiwan last Tuesday could worsen the shortage if manufacturers based there cannot quickly restart production.

6.   The war has worsened food shortages, particularly in Ethiopia, which faces a far more serious drought problem.

7.   The White House has steadfastly opposed price controls of any kind, arguing that they distort the market and worsen supply shortages.

8.   Zimbabwe has been short of cash, and after international donors alleged government mismanagement and cut off loans, the shortage worsened.

9.   Bush defended his stance by saying stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could further weaken the U.S. economy and worsen energy shortages plaguing parts of the country.

10.   Bush has defended his stance by saying that stricter limits now on greenhouse gas emissions could worsen energy shortages in parts of the United States.