The phrase "aggravating matters" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing situations that are being made worse or more complicated by certain actions or events.
Example: "The lack of communication between departments is aggravating matters and leading to further delays in the project."
Alternatives: "complicating issues" or "worsening the situation".
Aggravating matters were a low birthrate and demographic changes afflicting all of rural Japan.
Now, with a mediocre poll lead and an increasingly ugly spat about union involvement in the Falkirk selection aggravating matters, it appears the battle was merely deferred.
A mooted tax break for married couples (part of David Cameron's campaign to woo blue-collar voters) would align Lib Dems and Labourites once more, for example.Mr Clegg risked aggravating matters further when, on January 27th, he declared himself open to a coalition with Labour.
Aggravating matters further is the inescapable fact that the more complex the network, the less control grid operators have over it.
Hence the view that the best policy towards America is to sit tight and avoid aggravating matters, without offering more help than necessary and hope meanwhile that John Kerry is elected in November.
Nigeria's government and the delta oil companies say, with some justification, that local residents aggravate matters.
In recent months, the spike in fuel prices has aggravated matters, raising some drivers' diesel bills by $100 a week.
It is also important to note that employing author-recommended decision corrections [9] usually aggravates matters.
Furthermore, the interaction of hunger and AIDS aggravates matters.
I agree with Mr. Corning that our corporate tax rules already distort investment decisions; I also agree that lowering taxes on capital gains only aggravates matters.
This week it was the DIA, last week something else," says Paul Tyll, an engineer who lives in the suburbs and voted for the DIA tax.Race aggravates matters.
