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    1. I tried to pick at the frame of the grill so that I could steal a stray beam of light from the bulb in the corridor, but all that I did was aggravate the pin prick wound in my finger from the bullet hole in the trunk of the car that had brought me here


    2. as it may aggravate their condition


    3. aggravate the situation and hasten the worse of


    4. Spain and Portugal, therefore, could suffer very little from their peculiar situation, if they did not aggravate its disadvantages by their political institutions


    5. If, while his own country labours under a dearth, a neighbouring country should be afflicted with a famine, it might be his interest to carry corn to the latter country, in such quantities as might very much aggravate the calamities of the dearth


    6. The freedom of the corn trade is almost everywhere more or less restrained, and in many countries is confined by such absurd regulations, as frequently aggravate the unavoidable misfortune of a dearth into the dreadful calamity of a famine


    7. Everyone should try and find out the category and type he or she belongs to and avoid as far as possible those items, which will only aggravate their problems


    8. Where it is otherwise, every person subject to the tax is put more or less in the power of the tax-gatherer, who can either aggravate the tax upon any obnoxious contributor, or extort, by the terror of such aggravation, some present or perquisite to himself


    9. As I would later find out, too late, not only are Cornish Rexes not hypoallergenic, they tend to aggravate allergies because of exposed dander


    10. It only helps to aggravate you, and lower your spirits

    11. The General remained calm at the face of an attitude bordering the ridiculous, intent only to aggravate him and test his limits as a person and an officer for reasons that probably the Castigator found pertinent


    12. At first, only mutual grieving seemed possible, but that only seemed to aggravate the pain within


    13. How they got hear seems to aggravate the other souls but this is no concern to them


    14. On the contrary, whatever you do will aggravate the situation


    15. “How?” Ari asked, while trying to be careful not to aggravate his condition


    16. The last thing she wanted to do was aggravate Muller


    17. aggravate it and can cause dangerous results


    18. In-depth information on aggravated assault and battery, a more serious subset of the general assault and battery offenses, including general guidelines used by prosecutors to determine when aggravate charges are warranted


    19. The sun was blistering hot and to aggravate matters there wasn"t a cloud in the sky


    20. Silently smiling, he hugged each of the women in turn paying attention to not aggravate their healing injuries and shook hands with the men except for Saul who he hugged and slapped on the back

    21. To aggravate matters the sealing inside the


    22. road kill and the elements aggravate the problem


    23. To aggravate the situation, they began to be shelled by friendly


    24. severely aggravate the matter


    25. can also aggravate the symptoms of being sexually harassed


    26. As is the usual case, catastrophes or wars can aggravate


    27. object such as a pillow can aggravate the problem


    28. aggravate the situation by shouting at the Olsons


    29. To aggravate matters, the thunderstorm that had previously


    30. Nevertheless, one of the necessary things to note is that those people with skin affected by acne should not apply exfoliating gels or sponges, as these may aggravate the acne infection

    31. Everything or person that can aggravate us is being place smack dab in the middle, by God, of our face until we can see through them and then, see what has been in store for us


    32. Unfortunately, those common plastic storage bags aggravate the process by not allowing the tent to “breathe”


    33. They aggravate Vata being filled with air and destroy the


    34. We commend our Warrior for investigating your remark, and we caution you that such remarks will aggravate the seriousness of your crimes


    35. “Okay bit-brain,” Paul said, trying to aggravate his friend as he set his red ball on the rubber tee-off mat


    36. Milk and oily food should not be taken for a few days as these will aggravate the diarrhea because of impaired digestion of oil and lactose in milk


    37. However, they consistently suggest that increased dietary sodium may aggravate


    38. Some parents believe that consuming sugar may aggravate ADHD


    39. Sugar has also been reported to increase stomach acidity, which could aggravate ulcer symptoms


    40. Aspirin and related drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), alcohol, coffee (including decaf), and tea can aggravate or interfere with the healing of peptic ulcers

    41. He tried to calm down, aware that stress would aggravate his hair loss, which seemed to have increased over the last few days


    42. John remained silent, which was beginning to aggravate her


    43. But the physical exertion only seemed to aggravate the aching within her


    44. ingredients that are not likely to cause or aggravate acne


    45. I’m no expert on food allergies, and I don’t know what the scientific literature says about this, if anything, but my first thought here is that eating the same thing every day might expose or aggravate an existing allergy, but I don’t see how it could cause one that wasn’t there in the first place


    46. Silas gave a bored readjustment of his wings to aggravate Larry more


    47. He then proceeded as far as the white gate, holding her capable of having left it open on purpose,--'In order to aggravate me,' as he put it to himself


    48. He hoped he would not aggravate the volatile situation any further


    49. “Because,” said the Catskinner with an unpleasant fervour in his voice, “there are those who are using this time to unsettle and aggravate our endeavours


    50. For the time being, the creativity of the majority of realizational Forms manifested by the collective Consciousness of this “humankind” is more activated on the emotional side than on the intelligent side, because the main criteria when solving disputable matters on any Level of life creativity are unrestrained emotions and reckless, aggressive passions that aggravate solutions of any conflict situations
























    1. Son was aggravated because the


    2. Eyestrain is a very common ailment suffered by those who live in a state of nervous tension because slight defects of the eyes, normally tolerated by a calmer person, becomes aggravated in nervous people


    3. The ambulance arrived as I was starting to get aggravated from the police hovering over me like ignorant waste


    4. The operations of this bank, therefore, instead of relieving, in reality aggravated in the long-run the distress which those projectors had brought both upon themselves and upon their country


    5. In Spain and Portugal, the bad effects of the monopoly, aggravated by other causes, have, perhaps, nearly overbalanced the natural good effects of the colony trade


    6. They entered her office in that way cops do when aggravated: not bothering to ask if she was in the middle of a consultation, which she was


    7. Roidon was at once aggravated and relieved


    8. That tax would be cruel and oppressive, which aggravated their loss, by taking from them any part of his succession


    9. could barely withstand the wrath of an aggravated new-born imp


    10. The anxiety caused by this despatch in the United States was aggravated by a silence at headquarters until July 3rd, when an urgent demand from the War Department elicited the fact that the city was well invested

    11. He noticed Amonas’ was looking at him with an aggravated, expectant look, and answered him in an excusatory tone:


    12. She realized she was almost screaming now, her anger getting the best of her while the child in her arms seemed at least as aggravated as she was, his crying continuing unabated


    13. “What…! Junya said aggravated while pleading with the bouncer


    14. She was aggravated to discover that her hands were trembling and she grasped the phone tightly as she pressed buttons


    15. “Excuse me! Sorry! One Second! MOVE IT OR LOSE IT!” The crowded hallway cleared before the aggravated redhead who let out a gust of air from her lungs, fixed her bag, and kept walking towards her class


    16. aggravated snake in a cage


    17. Often, however, when difficulties arise, we feel annoyed and aggravated


    18. An aggravated man walked back into the treatment room, “Dr Hancox, you gave me the wrong room number, where the hell is he?”


    19. By the end of Obama’s first year in office anger over the huge costs of his new federal government, greatly aggravated by this preferential treatment of unions, was beginning to show


    20. His voice faded into the background and I tried to calm my aggravated nerves

    21. aggravated assault against the inmate who is reportedly HIV-positive


    22. a sexual assault or an aggravated assault, exposing the person with HIV to


    23. 281 was decisively aggravated in 2004 by the complementary law No


    24. became aggravated when she realized Wendy was on a personal


    25. She figured he'd be all aggravated to know Edith second-guessed him


    26. He was already irritated by the irregular movement which aggravated the wound and the thought that his mission had now turned to one of baby-sitting, irritated him


    27. And when the condition gets aggravated, the snorer normally will have long-


    28. Aggravated by his presence, she treated him with


    29. And to date, aggravated for the long-lived prison suffered under the Witch Zarnia's hands, there were no indications that this situation would have gotten better in any way


    30. We are also of the belief that children coming from homes where domestic violence has been prevalent should be given extra help and support throughout their teenage years as it appears the more aggravated crimes occur while in their late teens

    31. He was also very aggravated by the unfolding situation in the North, as everyone knew


    32. Many states declare that a more serious or "aggravated" assault/battery occurs when one: 1) tries to or does cause severe injury to another, or 2) causes injury through use of a deadly weapon


    33. In-depth information on aggravated assault and battery, a more serious subset of the general assault and battery offenses, including general guidelines used by prosecutors to determine when aggravate charges are warranted


    34. Aggravated assault is an assault which criminal laws punish more severely due to its seriousness


    35. Factors which raise an assault to an aggravated assault typically include the use of a weapon, the status of the victim, the intent of the perpetrator, and the degree of injury caused


    36. Assaults which happen in the victim's home can also qualify as an aggravated assault


    37. States classify certain assaults as aggravated assault under their criminal codes


    38. Often, aggravated assaults qualify as felonies, while simple assaults can be misdemeanors


    39. Many states have multiple degrees of criminal charges for aggravated assault


    40. Use of a deadly weapon during an assault constitutes aggravated assault

    41. Someone who does this by threatening the person with a deadly weapon commits aggravated assault because the fear involved is fear of more grievous injury


    42. Sexual assaults usually qualify as their own type of assault, but depending on the state, could be charged as assault/battery, sexual assault, aggravated assault or rape


    43. Where a deadly weapon such as a gun is used or the victim suffers injury, the robbery may be charged as "armed" or "aggravated


    44. If the act involves force or coercion, many states prosecute the offender under the separate statutes punishing child molestation or aggravated rape


    45. The desire for her she discerned in his manner aggravated her own want for him


    46. Their difficulties were all the more aggravated because Jesus had refused to make any pronouncement upon the subject


    47. As a result, of this addictive abuse, the lives of families and communities have been destroyed The Incidents Analysis research has indicated that 46% of the criminals, arrested last year for serious crimes, such as murder, rape and aggravated assault, had tested positive for illegal substance abuse!


    48. She‘s bored, hungry, aggravated, muffled


    49. She possessed strict Indian ways and forever aggravated the Kantsler by branding and challenging his old fashioned ideals


    50. Reducing the atmospheric pressure and changing the mix only aggravated the situation












































    1. In other countries, the system of taxation, instead of alleviating, aggravates this inequality


    2. alleviating, aggravates, in most cases, the loss of the creditors of the public; and, without any advantage to the public, extends the calamity to a great number of other innocent people


    3. In India and China FI further aggravates the pre-existing


    4. I’m completely stressed out about it, and I’m sure that stress aggravates it, and it falls out even more


    5. The second misconception is that mental stress aggravates back acne


    6. This is at the core of high blood pressure problems and the physical changes chronic stress responses illicite that creates or aggravates hypertensive conditions


    7. Allergy aggravates the senses of smell, eyesight, taste and touch


    8. Hence instead of a dependable dividend that mitigates the uncertainty of earnings we have a frequently arbitrary and unaccountable dividend policy that aggravates the earnings hazard


    9. Obedience, poverty, chastity, perseverance in their seclusion,—these are their vows, which the rule greatly aggravates


    10. Heat aggravates the pain so apply a soothing cool wet cloth to the forehead

    11. During a time of prosperity and economic expansion, the companies that cannot earn a respectable living are left no recourse but to sell out or restructure if the level of the stock price aggravates shareholders or if a raider notes the underlying assets


    1. “Honestly Aldous, that horrid man is SO AGGRAVATING! I HAVE to marry him!” Sam allowed himself an uncertain smile at the shrieks of laughter from Kira and Aldous as they cheerfully returned to work


    2. aggravating ways, her obtuse view of the world and how things were, Heather still


    3. solve the problem, just delays it, aggravating it


    4. At that moment I could have cheerfully strangled my aggravating uncle


    5. The moisture was still a bother, but it was not as aggravating as before


    6. He placed the branch of wood as a backplate, a support to keep his torso, chest and ribs stiff and unbent to prevent further aggravating his wounds inside, as well as keeping the bones in place if they were to build a proper splint once they went back and found a doctor


    7. It was not something any one was supposed to ever witness in his life, and Hilderich had seen it happen in slow, aggravating detail, before finally averting his red sore eyes


    8. interaction, the physical and psychological interaction aggravating illness


    9. Sierra could be so aggravating


    10. It turned out to be a very aggravating error, which they had to pay waiting in the car for more than one hour and a half, for the traffic back to the boat was so heavy for those who had no prior reservation

    11. He had also released the horses from their corral greatly aggravating the authorities because it took quite some time to round them up and put them back


    12. In addition, there is the aggravating


    13. Now if your message exceeds this limit, its very aggravating to have to


    14. He can also be a trickster and a bit sly, or the most aggravating kid on the block because whatever you tell him to do, he will argue about it


    15. ‘The minute I contemplate leaving this grumpy, aggravating, lovable man, I remember the lonely searching for a mate at twenty-four


    16. She was aggravating me and worst of all she knew it


    17. Why couldn't the man keep away? He seemed to possess a delight in aggravating someone else's weaknesses, in opening old wounds, in creating pain among people around him


    18. That"s an aggravating circumstance


    19. adults thereby aggravating the population problem


    20. mistakes that are causing and aggravating this problem

    21. Substance abuse is often an aggravating factor but not


    22. freelance writers do that is most aggravating,


    23. coercive sexual actions without any aggravating


    24. Furthermore, this whole predicament is aggravating my


    25. Being a teen is often an aggravating


    26. further aggravating the mental anguish of the children


    27. The noises kept on, which kept me so distracted that I could get nothing more done, aggravating me to no end


    28. What’s even more aggravating is the realization that some of this injustice is the result of government interference


    29. With the axial rotation of the KOSTROMA aggravating the Terrans problems, they thus caused nothing more than a series of shallow furrows in the tough ceramic-carbon composite of the shield


    30. Astarte was aggravating, but there was no harm in her, and in my own way, I did grow fond of her

    31. As such, high intakes of nicotimic acid can impair the excretion of uric acid, aggravating symptoms of gouty arthritis


    32. that she had stunned him was aggravating him


    33. “Allen? What are you doing here?” Paul asked, upon rolling over so he could locate the source of the aggravating sound that disturbed his peaceful slumber


    34. The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no lon-


    35. After a long moment too long, Flower felt the need to put words in the aggravating silence


    36. Emotional distress has been associated with aggravating low back pain, including that


    37. thus aggravating Rad, who frowned and crossed his arms


    38. The president talked about the upcoming election and the aggravating


    39. The fact that she was pushing me away was aggravating


    40. cosmos propose me an aggravating reminder that time is precious later on

    41. I just wanted to point out that absolutely all fragmented Forms of Self-Consciousness really have such a possibility! The possibility greatly depends on us who inertially “form” (as if restore in our “memory” — TEC) and constantly “reconstruct” (refocus from one NUU-VVU-Configuration into another one) Formo-images and Formo-clichés created by us, either “endowing” them (in our Imagination) with higher-qualitative characteristics, or emphasizing, distinguishing and aggravating some negative character traits and appearance features


    42. But in spite of their aggravating conduct and mischief towards us, it is not because of a lack of insight and


    43. all; it was very eerie indeed and it caused in my solar plexus an intense aggravating itch,


    44. Well, let’s hope he isn’t as aggravating today as he was last night


    45. Her tone and manner angered Amy, who began to put her boots on, saying, in her most aggravating way, "I shall go


    46. Earnshaw and his companions she kept aloof; and tutored by Kenneth, and serious threats of a fit that often attended her rages, her brother allowed her whatever she pleased to demand, and generally avoided aggravating her fiery temper


    47. such aggravating circumstances, though he was ignorant of them, since it


    48. It was very aggravating; but, throughout the interview, Joe persisted in


    49. —Most aggravating that young brat is


    50. Spell-check says that I can’t be “overgravitated” because that isn’t a real word and suggested that I probably meant to say that I’m “overly aggravating













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    Synonyms for "aggravate"

    aggravate exacerbate exasperate worsen gall rile anger annoy provoke intensify heighten

    "aggravate" definitions

    make worse


    exasperate or irritate