Word: worsens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...passed Congress in late September and awaits President Bush's signature: the Cuban Democracy Act will prohibit subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with the island and bar any ship that docks in Cuba from unloading at U.S. ports. Prominent dissidents in Cuba argued that the measure would only worsen living conditions, not oust Castro. While the White House supports the embargo, it opposed tightening it for fear of alienating U.S. trade allies but quickly changed its mind after Clinton backed the measure. "There's no question Mas has a lot of power in Washington," said one diplomat...
...hands continue to be overworked, symptoms worsen. Tendons, which are like long pulleys directing the movement of the fingers from many places in the hands and arms, can swell up, producing painful tendinitis. Soreness can also result from the inflammation of sheaths surrounding the tendons. Muscles in the forearm that control the movement of fingers may become irritated, a condition called myositis. As tissues become inflamed and swollen, they can press on nearby nerves, causing tingling and weakness in the fingers. Sometimes scar tissue develops in the area. All together these injuries, if not treated, can result in diminished coordination...
...worsen matters, associate professors interested in impressing tenure committees are given little incentive to address student needs...
...Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying element in the blood, and displaces oxygen." Zuromskis said. "With a serious exposure to carbon monoxide, symptoms may worsen with time and patients require intensive-care unit observation...
...vouchers that they can exchange for shares in state-owned businesses. But the next -- or even the same -- day policy veers backward. The former communists succeeded in wangling increased subsidies to keep alive outmoded enterprises that free- marketeers insist should be allowed to go bankrupt. The contradictions could worsen Russia's economic slump by reigniting hyperinflation. And more economic misery could eventually undermine democracy as well -- even though Volsky's Civic Union could theoretically be viewed as a Russian version of that democratic Western institution the loyal opposition...