As the trouble worsened, 200 police officers, backed by 200 soldiers, were deployed.

The newspaper's financial troubles continued and worsened.

And as the financial troubles of the construction company worsened, Mr. Chung even avoided meeting his brother.

As Nixon's troubles worsened, however, his critics grew bold.

In recent months, however, Air New Zealand's financial troubles have worsened.

His troubles worsened when collectors began demanding payments for notes he had endorsed for many of his friends.

Then there are people with substance abuse problems or histories of trauma, like incest and domestic violence, whose troubles worsened dramatically after Sept. 11.

People in the magazine industry who did not want to be named for publication said that the company's financial troubles have worsened in the last six months.

This summer's troubles have only worsened the outlook for the remainder of the season.

That means that if the agency's troubles worsen, businesses will be asked to pay higher premiums, put more cash into their own pension plans or both.