This stalemate undermined U.S. capabilities to organize joint action, increased uncertainty about real U.S. intentions, and exacerbated perceptions of U.S. weakness.
Official reaction to the death has exacerbated the perception that the government had failed to provide clarity in the case.
Pugh's scandal has only exacerbated a perception of instability that shrouds city leaders as they lobby the state government in Annapolis on a host of funding needs.
15) The implementation of TARP exacerbated the perception (and the reality) that some financial institutions are "Too Big to Fail". This lowers their funding costs, probably by around 50 basis points (0.5 percentage points), enabling them to borrow more and to take more risk with higher leverage.
[Respondent 5, Gauteng Province] The reported staff shortages were exacerbated by perceptions of disabling provincial policies (such as the moratorium on filling posts), staff absenteeism, and an unsupportive management environment.
If he loses, it is likely to exacerbate the perception in the north that power has become concentrated power in the oil-rich south of Africa's top petroleum exporter.
Those Republicans blame Mr. James for failing to win legislative support for tort reform, for exacerbating the perception of the state as a backwater and for devoting more energy to religious issues than to economic development.
A devastating article in The Wall Street Journal in June described Cox as having failed to attend critical meetings and conference calls during the Bear Stearns crisis and bailout, exacerbating the perception of a regulator who was missing in action.
In an election driven in large part by the candidates' personalities, that extraordinary wealth and the air of privilege Mr. Kerry seems to carry with him have often been a stumbling block, exacerbating the perception that he is an aloof man whose elite tastes separate him from the concerns of ordinary people.
