Overall, the forecast is not that much worse than it was in January.

BBC: IMF looks ahead

In any event, the task now is to ensure that things do not in fact get much worse.

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Your fans can always say that someone else is much worse and that you are at least a reforming, if not fully reformed, character.

ECONOMIST: Reputation management

He added that not seeing her before she died had made it much worse.

BBC: Man 'could not see dying wife' at Cornwall hospital

However, what makes this all much worse is that the original statements were not only true they were also sensible (something of a first in European politics in itself).

FORBES: Europe Reels In Shock As Politician Tells The Truth

The first clue that those expectations may be problematic showed up this week in the report of durable goods orders for July, which was not only much worse overall than expected, but which showed that orders for machinery and computers plummeted 15% in July, the largest monthly decline on record.

FORBES: Warnings From Tech Sector, Bad News For Economy

The science group said in the report that although global warming is getting worse, it is not clear how much of the problem is caused by human activity.

CNN: Bush plugs new plans to study global warming

But equally important, while the Big Three automakers might well be accused of not correctly gauging the needs and desires of the American buying public, one group that is demonstrably much worse in that endeavor is Congress.

CNN: Commentary: Can the Big Three survive a bailout?

I'm in no way comparing the downtown wedding of two females to any of these events (even though some of you made it quite clear that you think gay marriage is much worse), I'm just saying that whether you liked the story or not, the first known gay wedding to take place in Jones County is still historic.

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