He exacerbated his woes by continuing to address the camera with earnest piety long after the audience had dismissed it as an act.
In the view of many who are paid to extract corporations from terrible situations, Toyota, BP and Goldman exacerbated their woes by either declining to fess up promptly, casting blame elsewhere or striking adversarial postures with the public, the government and the news media.
A weak economy in the runup to Christmas has exacerbated the woes of retailers struggling with business models that have been overwhelmed by technological changes such as the explosion in camera phones, which destabilised Jessops, and the explosion in internet downloading which undermined demand for CDs and DVDs at HMV.
The recession, which brought about a collapse in both domestic demand and global trade, has deeply exacerbated the woes of the already troubled Midwest, home to America's manufacturing sector.
Many blame mainlanders for exacerbating these woes.
Unfortunately for everyone, that opportunity was to short the mortgage market – exacerbating the woes in the housing market that triggered a global meltdown.
Now Pakistan says India is exacerbating its woes by violating the treaty that for 50 years has governed use of water originating in Kashmir.
Almost all the financing for new mortgage loans continues to flow through the federal government, and the administration is concerned that any new roadblocks would exacerbate the woes of the housing market.
The National Association of Manufacturers, whose members have pushed previous administrations to get tougher with China, was pleased, but also cautious given the potential for a confrontation that could exacerbate global woes.
Legislation: A perfect storm of new tax reforms, legislation and changing regulations could exacerbate retail woes.
