things worse

but there were all our stores at the bottom , and , to make things worse , only two guns out of five remained in a state for service.

Duncan said he's worried that as China tries to spend its way out of the problem, it's really just making things worse.

If you continue to keep pressuring on her , she would be likely not to marry you. So don't make things worse than they already are.

"Many young couples do not know tolerance and their parents intervene, making things worse, " he said.

Financial speculation by hedge funds trying to exploit new markets, and panic-buying by importers, are making things worse.

Based only on the pause times, the fixed heap size seems to have made things worse.

To make things worse, she decided to be a professional photographer along the way.

To make things worse, his eyesight, which had been failing for a long time, became very bad.

He thought it was due to a water shortage so he applied more water, only making things worse.

But the procedure is so complicated that it seems to just make things worse.

"His diatribes against divorce and calls for women to bear at least three children have made things worse, " she claims.

Compromise is always hard to come by in Washington, but the Tea Party representatives' arrival in town made things worse.

But unintended impacts on the environment cannot be known, and Oxitec's unproven technology could make things worse in the long term.

The region is already less developed (than other parts of the country) and cutting off the Net only make things worse.

He took quick action , only making things worse.

Being incompetent and ineffective, it must not be asked to succor the poor ; it will only louse things up or make things worse.

It often makes things worse. The more you think about something bad, the more likely it is to happen.

And here's the upsetting punch line: intelligence seems to make things worse.

No doubt he meant to help, but he has made things worse.

The possible end this week of a truce between Hamas and Israel can only make things worse.

There may be some things better than sex, and some things worse than sex. But there is nothing exactly like it.

Even if the relationship with your client has already deteriorated, getting aggressive or vindictive will only make things worse.

We said at the time that Brown's flagship VAT cut would only make things worse and would be an expensive failure.

"The world may be making a mistake, and it may turn out to make things worse rather than better, " Mr. Posen said.

I thought you came to help us, but in fact you put oil on fire and made things worse.

Likewise, if a man doesn't understand how a woman is different, he can make things worse when he's exactly trying to help.

Say positive things about yourself and talk about your strengths without confronting the person in a way that might make things worse.

With its economy still heavily dependent on exports, a stronger currency will only make things worse.

To make things worse, denying secondary education to the young people equals depriving them of many valuable job skills.

He watered the flowers in the garden more often, only making things worse.

To make things worse, large number of natural habitats disappear every year, which poses the worst danger to the survival of wild life.

The pope then made things worse for himself by speaking of the "tragedy of the Shoah [Hebrew for the Holocaust]" without attributing blame.

In fact, logic usually makes things worse, as you berate yourself for being silly.

U. S. and European sanctions -- some directed at Assad and his top aides -- could make things worse for the cash-strapped country.

As the system has grown more tangled, tougher regulation has only made things worse.

And the rush by European banks to sell bonds of the least creditworthy sovereigns has made things worse.

Generally, "help" makes things worse, unless you're Mom and you know how to handle me.

But European leaders, says the IMF, have made things worse by rattling the markets with "mixed messages" over restructuring Greek debt.

Conclusion: tit for tat is not suggested dealing with misunderstanding because that only makes things worse and adds insult to injury.

Medvedev is not simply allowing a bad situation to continue, Solomonov averred, he's making things worse.

I suppose some of them may actually believe the things they're saying, but in my mind that only makes things worse.

Losing sleep over all this will only make things worse.

Angry people can have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse.

So that was that, no going back, i haven't kept anything together, have only made things worse.

That has the potential to make things worse if you are not careful because countries attempt to shrink back.

you just have to contain your anger. Losing your temper will not get you anywhere. It'll only make things worse.

It could even make things worse by making the platform even more fragmented and confusing developers with multiple development alternatives.

Dry blood surrounded the cuts and he had a swollen lip to make things worse.

In the short run, it may even have made things worse. Without a doubt, a lot of people have been killed.

It began to rain, and to make things worse, we lost our way in the forest.

To make things worse, Pakistan's relations with another neighbour, India, are at a low ebb after the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.

Worse, it might make things worse: giving any institution a monopolistic position would surely be a mistake.

They are critical of the war and point out that President Obama is actually making things worse.

Speculative purchases also made things worse: people are more likely to give back the keys to homes they are not living in.

To make things worse, implementing this policy equals depriving the license of many drivers.

To make things worse, some people even use false descriptions in their advertisements for the sake of making money.

Well-meaning parents, siblings, or friends can sometimes make things worse by making "suggestions" about food or exercise.

Products don't get purchased. Reorganizations make things worse. Shipments aren't delivered. Speeches don't get applauded.

Reacting to market panic with panicky rate cuts is likely to make things worse rather than better.

Or you can hurt things with your actions, make things worse than if you'd stayed still.

If peak acidities rather than long-term averages are what matters most, natural variability could make things worse.

It got dark, and to make things worse it began to rain.

Initial trials using a seaweed derivative failed, and might even have made things worse.

However, many governmental actions -- including several pursued by Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression -- can make things worse.

Inflation is uncomfortably high, and dumping more money into the economy would only make things worse.

It also claims that the coming football World Cup in neighbouring South Africa could soon make things worse.

But both companies made things worse by loosening their standards and accepting riskier types of loans.

It will not help solve the problem, but will make things worse, should early termination of the meeting.

Spiralling food costs and the diving value of the Somali shilling have made things worse.

In many cases, there is a PM involved who, to make things worse, does not understand a word of the target language.

But I don't need a doctor. Besides, doctors only make things worse.

Be careful at this point and make a note of everything you do in case you make things worse.

Indeed, by fragmenting markets, it may actually make things worse.

I tried to laugh it off but I made things worse.

The fumblings of national politicians, answerable to frustrated electorates, are making things worse.

To make things worse, the nation's agricultural adjustment has forced more than 150 million rural workers to quit farming.

Don't squeeze spots. It may feel good but it will ultimately make things worse.

To make things worse, some versions of Internet Explorer display a security warning.

With Italy's Maghreb policy in disarray, the Northern League appears bent on making things worse.

As for the radical Shiites, they probably just made things worse for their community by killing or scaring off Sunni technocrats.

To be stressed out usually makes things worse.

Radio does not help, and television makes things worse.

This lessens its effects on surfaces and shorelines, though it might make things worse for fish.

That could easily be just the right amount of time to make things worse rather than better.

There are few things worse for your shoulders than thumb first hand entry.

Don't drink heavily. You may think it will help at the time but it will only make things worse in the longer run.

Today, business has dropped off and the recession has made things worse, says owner Darren Amato.

It is creeping protectionism and it is dangerous as fiscal stimulus programmes are likely to make things worse.

Blowing up the bugs can just make things worse.

To make things worse, he left his key in the office.

And if you raise taxes in this economy, with 9 percent unemployment, you are going to make things worse.

But be careful: Don't go overboard and prefetch everything in sight, or you'll make things worse!

China has made things worse for itself by its inept handling of supply arrangements.

Modern "communication" tools just make things worse.

That alone is grim news. But has the Great Recession made things worse?

War: We know war never solves anything, never has a winner, and always makes things worse.

Mr. Wang was laid off last month. To make things worse, his car was stolen yesterday.

Find out what the offense was before apologizing, or risk making things worse by coming off as patronizing.

Making things worse is a profound ignorance of what the EU does and how it works.

A second factor that may have made things worse in Argentina is that the government may have been slow to respond.

Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has made things worse.

And, to make things worse, salespeople everywhere walk on egg shells wondering when the next wave of cuts may leave them without a job.

To make matters [things] worse, it started to snow when evening came.

The surge from the Norwegian Sea in the Gulf of Finland cyclone makes things worse.

There are few things worse than reaching out your hand during an introduction and getting a palm full of dead fish.

Instead, many say, it makes things worse by stigmatising carriers of the virus.

Making things worse, the control for rehiding the information was abruptly removed.

He meant to help but he has made things worse.

They took a wrong way in learning English. As a result, they only made things worse.

A little prayer does no good and may make things worse.

And now, as predicted, the feds' policies are making things worse.

Your suggestion could only make things worse if anything.

Record-high oil and gasoline prices are only making things worse.

Eg: What you are doing will only make things worse.

No intelligent person, the most awkward, things worse.

According to scientists, building new roads won't make traffic any lighter. It could even make things worse.

Blowing up at someone isn't likely to rectify the situation, and will probably make things worse.

The interesting question is whether, after September 11th, it made things worse.

He was afraid that the story would make things worse.

But has the Great Recession made things worse?

To make things worse, he goes to extremes to get his promotion.

The end of the Expo and the car-making crash make things worse.

Embracing change requires the ability to look at decisions with ruthless objectivity and to change the ones that are making things worse.

But rather than explode in a rage and make things worse, she just shook her head and burst out laughing.

Paul: Yeah, I tried that, but it only made things worse.

Prison, Police and Laws are mere patchwork and, in fact, tend to make things worse over time.

To make things worse, many of the skilled men have gone off to cities to make money.

The familiar sunk-cost fallacy made things worse.

Waves of bank failures also often made things worse.

actions that will only make things worse.

If you go on this way, you'll only make things worse for yourself.

If we perpetuate this mistaken policy we will only make things worse, both for Greece and for Europe.

Lad, just surrender! Yer only makin' things worse for us!

That's too big a burden for both of us and only make things worse.

That is, if your team already is well intrinsically motivated, you might well may things worse by adding extrinsic motivation.

The area's vast mineral wealth only made things worse.

"We tell the Chinese that the election makes things worse, " says a senior U. S. official.

Many people tend to isolate themselves during those rough periods, which only makes things worse.

If you do that, you'll make things worse.

To make things worse, he got mugged on the way home and lost his watch!

In January 2010 Russia made things worse by barring US chicken imports.

That could make things worse, not better.

Fresh tax demands make things worse.

Did Bush's propaganda make things worse?

The housing crash has made things worse.

but my deeds just made things worse. I'm a fraud. I'm a phoney!

The ones we have now are just making things worse.

By leaving, it is almost certain to make things worse.

ate for my class. To make things worse, I forgot to bring my books.

Developments in China are likely to make things worse still for rich-world companies.

Don't make things worse than they already are.

To make things worse and more tragic, it is now feared that epidemics, such as dengue will affect the flooded areas.

Let's be clear, though, it may make things worse. But then again, it may lead to some kind of resolution.

to make things worse, it begain to rain.

Her apology made things worse.

it will only louse things up or make things worse.

We want to help, but how? How do you help an injured person without making things worse?

Either way, precipitous action will make things worse.

To make things worse, he has barely read the script.

That only makes things worse.

It is tempting to conclude that mass Googling has made things worse for everyone in the job market.

Unfortunately, the way you are handling it is making things worse.

And what makes things worse is that the "second-hand fragrance" may actually make people ill.

What makes things worse is that some ads try every means to misguide people's attention.

124 of 476 patients (26%) declared that it helped only little, didn't help, or made things worse (poor outcome).

I know that what Julie said made you angry, but let sleeping dogs lie. If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse.

To make things worse, sometimes we feel guilty for feeling depressed, and we can be brutal about it.

To make things worse, he forgot to bring his book.

You are only making things worse.

There are things worse than beatings.

To make things worse.

To make things worse, people waste a lot of water.

while blood transfusions are critically important , and banked blood can be a life saver , there are times when it can make things worse.

Bathing too often, with water that's too hot, or with harsh or excess soap, can make things worse.

Further rounds of debate will stoke uncertainty and make things worse.

He cannot give what he doesn't have. What he can do is avoid making things worse.

Been through all kinds of things worse than us.

Today, there are. . . . , which have brought a lot of harms in our daily life. First. Second. What makes things worse is that.

UN deadline early last year for coastal states to file claims for stretches of seabed linked to their continental shelf made things worse.

Do you have to make things worse?

When disaster strikes, DBAs can make things worse if they don't know the strategies and rules you have defined.

I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things worse (Just so you know)

I didn't even want to tell you anything in case it made things worse (Just so you know)

Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.

make things worse: used to introduce sth. worse than the previously mentioned statement

Politicians who try to make oil cheaper by restraining speculation will just make things worse

Beating yourself up psychologically makes things worse

in battle. To make things worse, many of the men have gone off to cities in search

A modern approach to interviewing witnesses of crimes may make things worse

So, without making things worse,