Word: worsens
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...Radio Free Asia and its removal of a cap on arms sales to Taiwan, the U.S. has already taken measures to rebuff China for its recent human rights abuses. Denying China its MFN status in addition to these politically punitive actions would be an excessive measure that would probably worsen Sino-American relations, and threaten free trade...
...China relations threatened to worsen as China announced it was considering bringing new criminal charges against prominent dissident Wei Jingsheng, who was detained last week. Later another well-known dissident, Xu Wenli, was taken into custody by police...
Yeltsin's message in return was that his opponents, including Zhirinovsky, would soon worsen Russia's situation and discredit themselves, allowing reform to bounce back. That is precisely what many in the West are hoping for, though they know economic chaos can give renewed life to reactionaries just as readily as to reformers...
...embargo, in place for 32 years, comes across to Cubans as an attempt to starve them into bringing Castro down. As the rigors of the "special period" worsen, Fidel has appealed to Cuba's fierce nationalism and its image of itself as a David fighting Goliath. He has made Uncle Sam the scapegoat for the country's economic disaster. Sophisticated citizens may not buy the argument, but at a visceral level it has helped reinforce Cubans' siege mentality. Congress's decision last year to toughen the embargo by barring foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with the island embitters...
Gusting desert winds were responsible for the spread of the fires Wednesday. But yesterday, calmer winds and cooler temperatures helped the nearly 7,000 firefighters beat down the blazes. But forecasters predict conditions will worsen when gusty winds return tomorrow...