As if the omens could be much worse, Romania's record in European Championship finals is abysmal.
"Obviously, it could be worse if she was given the death penalty, but it wouldn't have been that much worse, " her husband, Russell Yates, told reporters after the decision.
But its impact on markets could be even worse than a default, it could be a default on steroids: if it became accepted that membership of the eurozone isn't forever, huge doubts would arise about the true value of hundreds of billions of euros of contracts.
And the situation could be even worse if you live in a condo or home right on the beach.
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But they aren't complaining because the pain could be a lot worse if President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans actually did reach a sweeping agreement to reduce federal deficits.
But even as people dig out their old books about that concatenation of accident, stupidity and miscommunication that caused the Great Depression, I want to throw in another thought: it could be worse than the 1930s if we let it happen.
If people live longer than the actuaries expect the shortfall could be worse.
The increase in VAT, for example, is scheduled for January it could well be delayed if the economy takes a turn for the worse.
And it could be worse for the Big Ten: Imagine if the two conferences hadn't backtracked on a planned long-term agreement to play nonconference games against one another.
If the economy is either extremely slow growing or if it takes a turn for the worse, these industries could be some of the first to feel the effect.
Yet if Spain is to meet its deficit target, the true figure could be even worse.
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FIS. Mr Ibrahimi has gone on to issue dark warnings that, if the army were to quash the Islamist vote, the consequences could be even worse than they were in 1992.
But the other way to defend the deal is to point out that, even if it was a bad idea to start with, abandoning it could be even worse a view that, unsurprisingly, Ms Fiorina chose not to advance, but is being quietly put forward by the deal's supporters.
"If that happens time and time again as they change jobs, they could be significantly worse off, " she said.
If productivity growth slows from its pace of the past few years, the results could be worse still.
If the embarrassment could somehow be dismissed as nothing but a blip in a meaningless fixture, worse came when they played a match that definitely mattered.
If disputes bog the process down, later batches could be pushed back further, making things even worse.
If events are conspiring to put the US economy on a permanently lower path, that could be even worse news for the rest of the world than it is for America.
If we were seen visiting or even talking to them, they could be imprisoned or beaten - or even worse.
If equities drop enough so as to be a drag on the US economy, then the situation could get worse.
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If policy makers opted for significant immediate spending cuts or broad-based tax increases, the result could be worse than the cliff.
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Yet if Mr Immelt is tempted to do something dramatic to save his skin, it could hardly be at a worse time.
They did so knowing that they might be retaliated against physically, and worse, knowing that if Brookins caught them complaining he could and would extend their confinement, and keep on abusing them.
So those are all steps that we could be taking to strengthen the economy, to provide us some insurance if the situation overseas starts getting worse so we can control our own destiny, keep this recovery moving forward.
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