Tensions between Downing Street and grassroots Conservatives, which have focused on the issue of Europe in recent weeks, have been exacerbated by the same-sex marriage proposals.
And both have been exacerbated by that same elite's arrogance and glaring blind spots — its expansion of the monetary union to include economies that weren't ready to share a currency with Germany and France, and its blithe, politically correct assumption that mass immigration would enrich the Continent, rather than divide it.
Just as the cool, windy weather in May was exacerbated by the rooftop environment, the same is true with the heat.
Europe has the same problem, exacerbated by the lack of fiscal integration, which has caused it to adopt overall a much tighter fiscal policy than the United States.
"There is a level of disillusionment, exacerbated by the fact that it's the same candidates as last time," da Gama said.
"Last Monday was exacerbated by the fact that we had a football match on at the same time," he explained.
And the troubles were exacerbated by the proliferation of Indian casinos in California, which offered much of the same attractions as any town in Nevada.
"Postdocs have many of the same stressors as graduate students, but they're only exacerbated by the increasing pressure to be productive.
"I'm in the same place as every other minority channel, except it's exacerbated by the fact I am local.
The debate is exacerbated by the huge financial stakes for participants and by a trust-no-one mentality — ironically, the same mentality that brought forth the need for the Bitcoin system.
