Word: worsens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fiscal debate that will dominate the Capitol at least through Christmas. To many Americans, the battles over Medicare and Medicaid quickly dissolve into a confusing blur of federal health programs whose names sound virtually identical. But Medicaid demands special attention. Going too far for the sake of savings could worsen many of the problems that already afflict America's increasingly divided society...
Harvard students and faculty will be affected as well if the Brattle's problems worsen...
...divisions in an already polarized economy. While all sides agree that the budget must be balanced--Clinton contends that the effort should be stretched over the next seven to 10 years--the Administration insists that the Republican strategy of slashing social programs from health care to job training will worsen the income gap. Says Tyson: "These proposals are going to exacerbate the major problem affecting the country right now--the stagnation and decline in the earnings ability of at least 40% of the population...
...Harvard itself, the Black Student Association is devoted almost entirely to consolidating support among the black community without looking at the common grounds shared by everyone. In a recent piece by Cornel West for the New York Times, West writes, "For most whites, the Million Man March...can only worsen race matters. For them, he [Farrakhan] not only embodies black rage but also black hatred and contempt for whites." Exactly what is the black community mad about? There has never been a time in American history when all members of the black race have had opportunities before them...
...airstrikes that rocked Serb forces still reeling from Croatia's blitzkrieg, and our resolution brought President Milosevic to end support for his Bosnian clients in an effort to end U.N. sanctions against Serbia. The balance has shifted in Bosnia, and the rebel Serbs recognize that continued conflict would only worsen their position. The Serbs have responded by making their first serious overtures toward peace...