The problem may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

He found that conditions had become worse for many people who had lost their land and fled the Dust Bowl.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

In this form, the signs of the disease appear and begin to grow worse, with no periods of disappearance.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

And,the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

And worse,he says, there is no listing of the amount of each ingredient.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

Or, they may happen more and more often and become worse.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

But the bees married the mosquitoes, and the problem got worse.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."

VOA: special.2009.12.27

And the situation in the West made matters worse.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

"If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, it could give a nuclear umbrella to terrorists, or worse it could actually give terrorists nuclear weapons, and that would put us all in grave peril."

VOA: special.2009.05.23

New figures are due on Friday, and the White House has been warning that joblessness will get worse before it improves.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

And the bad news is it is going to get worse and we're not coming out of this fast.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

"And you have got an economy that his recovery plan has kept from being much worse and that will be growing."

VOA: standard.2009.12.15