Connecticut's government stood today on the threshold of an undefined, but sharply worsened budget crisis.

As her family grew, Ms. Williams noticed that her nearsightedness, always bothersome, was worsening sharply.

The recession would worsen sharply.

During the first half of 1931, the prospects of the Labour Government worsened sharply.

Towards the end of 1990, the situation for ethnic Georgians in Tskhinvali worsened sharply.

Real estate problems for banks and savings institutions worsened sharply in 1990 and shifted from the Southwest to Northeast and Middle Atlantic, the Government said.

The heavy defeat sharply worsened the relations between the two leaders: Alusian was ashamed from the defeat and Petar Delyan suspected a treason.

ABC News reported tonight that the prostate cancer had spread to the bones, causing Mr. Casey's condition to sharply worsen in the past three months.

While indicators of the strength of the state's economy improved, a handful of indicators of social conditions worsened sharply.

Yet the state's financial position could sharply worsen later this year unless the economy rebounds, they said.