In the mid-19th century, such fears were aggravated by the recent influx of German and Irish immigrants and the social conflicts provoked by it.
Mr. Bush made clear that AIDS and his credentials as a "compassionate conservative" were of greater concern in this instance than fear of aggravating part of his conservative base.
Sometimes there are forgivable reasons for choosing understatement such as fear of aggravating the trouble.
That the MCC decided not to host a screening at Lord's for fear of aggravating the ECB.
Normally composed, she looked shaky from the start against Brandi, serving at half speed and moving gingerly for fear of aggravating the tendinitis in her knee.
Having become president by the narrowest of margins, President-elect Bush will be tempted to govern cautiously, for fear of aggravating our divisions.
It was despair, she explained, that prompted her to talk with a reporter, She and other wives of prisoners had refused to speak of their problems for fear of aggravating their hus bands' situation.
Many Chinese industries, especially in the loss-making state sector, are characterised by high levels of unused capacity, which the government is loth to shut down for fear of aggravating the economic slowdown.
His groin muscle felt awkward during a 50-pitch simulated outing Friday, the day after a tight hip flexor pushed back his schedule, but he said he did not know whether that stemmed from a lack of strength or from a fear of aggravating the injury.
"I say this because there is what I consider to be a mistaken view that the BBC should rein in its local news coverage for fear of aggravating the economic woes facing local newspapers," Harding said on Monday night, delivering the first WT Stead lecture at the British Library in London.
The Indian government has stripped its Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of its role in overseeing the safety of the nation's nuclear weapons program, a move that critics fear will aggravate problems at deteriorating weapons facilities.
