Wearing shoes with very flat or very high heels can worsen the problem.

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Let's be blunt: That money would worsen the problem, not ease it.

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Although ObamaCare did not create this shortage, it will worsen the problem.

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Yet technology could worsen the problem it was meant to solve, as touchscreen voting systems may contain bugs, intentional or unintentional, buried deep within their software, that will be virtually impossible to trace.

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They worsen the problem.

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The report concluded that the problem would worsen as the economy grows and incomes become more unequal.

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In the U.S., 67% of industrial hirers polled reported considerable difficulty with finding suitably skilled employees, with a further 56% expecting the problem to worsen in coming years.

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The problem of matching supply and demand will worsen as utilities increase the supply of green energy under mandates like California's, which requires 20% renewable electricity by 2010.

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The problem may only worsen as carriers embrace new ways of billing, including tiered data plans.

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And the problem is set to worsen.

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The EU study says says the problem of limited capacity is likely to worsen because many busy airports, including London Heathrow and Paris Orly, do not plan to expand.

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