verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse
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Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened.
a worsening/deepening crisis
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The strikes came during a worsening economic crisis.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
when
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The oppression worsened when Ceausescu came to power in 1965.
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The situation worsened when another shutdown began on Dec. 16. and lasted more than three weeks.
■ NOUN
condition
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But on 20 November, his condition worsened , and he took to his bed.
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She spent time with her family Sunday, but her condition worsened early yesterday morning.
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Miss T.'s father returned to the ward and thought that her condition was worsening and that she appeared disorientated.
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Whispered in reverent and regretful tones, the rumors had been floating for the past few weeks that her condition had worsened .
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For many people real wages fell and working conditions worsened .
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This condition is worsened by the cutting of notches in the joists to house sub-floor services like heating pipes.
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He has a delicate and rare skin condition that worsens in sunlight.
problem
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The single currency is in trouble, and the problem is worsening .
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The problem worsens with the relentless financial pressures for immediate performance in the short run.
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Where an institutional view is predominant, preventive efforts are pitched at the secondary level: early intervention to prevent problems worsening .
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They predict the problem will only worsen as Tucson continues spiraling outward.
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Sister Bernie Galvin, director of Religious Witness, another homeless rights group, said the problem appears to be worsening .
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The parents accepted their responsibility for helping Mark, but in spite of their efforts, the problem worsened .
situation
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The situation was worsened by the ineptitude and intransigence of the oil companies.
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The situation worsened when another shutdown began on Dec. 16. and lasted more than three weeks.
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When the petrol situation started to worsen earlier this week the site saw a 300 per cent increase in traffic.
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The situation could worsen this year as the government continues to clamp down on credit.
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Clients are paying more slowly and over 40 p.c. of firms expect the situation to worsen .
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In recent weeks, reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened .
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Wright has a short fuse, and without the goals going in his situation is worsening .
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From that day onwards the situation worsened .
■ VERB
continue
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Overall, property results continue to worsen with annual returns now running at 6.2 percent.
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They should be doubly ashamed by the traffic snarls that years of indecision allowed to continue , and worsen .
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These images symbolised the chaos which continues to worsen .
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But without it, our condition will continue to worsen .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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worsening economic conditions
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Relations between the two countries have steadily worsened.
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The government's bungling attempts to help have only worsened the refugees' plight.
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The situation was worsened by Roy's tendency to drink heavily in times of stress.
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The weather worsened during the night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Conditions for many minority groups have worsened.
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The cost of uniforms and books was becoming prohibitive and the gang scene was worsening at school.
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The growth of towns alone produced a rapid worsening of their human and material condition.
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The recession has deepened, the huge national debt has increased, the people's lot worsened.
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The weather had worsened during the short, delay.
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Third, the very bad relations between the presidential administration and the government have worsened sharply.
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Thirty percent said a third party would make government better, and 23 percent said it would worsen the situation.
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Vacillations between anger and overprotectiveness only worsen the situation.