All of this,he says, also has been compounded by new economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations and the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Analyst Houchang Hassan-Yari of Canada's Royal Military College says Iran's economic situation is compounded by a growing religious opposition to the government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

She was one of Imperial Records' best-selling artists, but when sales began to wane in the late-1960s, compounded by the devastating effects of Hurricane Camille on many of the clubs in New Orleans where she worked, she announced her semi-retirement from music.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25