The country's social and economic tensions are rising and seem increasingly prone to erupt into violence.
Like the left, the right now seems increasingly prone to define itself in cultural terms.
Summers in the park have become warmer, drier and increasingly prone to fire.
Mr Shipler's conclusion is that America is increasingly prone to give the wrong answer.
Syrian fighters have not helped themselves, either, by remaining fragmented and increasingly prone to internecine fights.
Experts agree that Russia's network of early warning radars, satellites and computers is decaying and increasingly prone to false alerts.
"[Food] prices are increasingly prone to swings and correlate more and more with oil prices," he said.
Older people seem increasingly prone to falls, losing their balance, perhaps not seeing clearly where they're going.
Du Pont became increasingly prone to delusions, many of them paranoid in nature, especially after his mother's death in 1988.
When he returned from a 50-game suspension, he was not the same force and became increasingly prone to injuries.
Soon Thao is adrift in a malaise, unmoved by Thanh's sexual entreaties and increasingly prone to rages.
