Meanings of compound the problem in English

Mixed messages from society at large about legality and harm compound the problem.

It was more that I didn't want to compound the problem.

High premiums like Merck's for Idenix compound the problem, as do pricey auction victories.

In a way, that may only compound the problem.

To further compound the problem indium-tin-oxide is a brittle material, making it difficult to work with.

Retired operating systems only compound the problem.

Now, to compound the problem, cash must be thrown at any contract that threatens further reputational damage.

To compound the problem, this is the first of two races on successive weekends at the circuit.

Economists fear that Brexit could compound the problem, with firms freezing their investment plans due to political uncertainty.

On September 28th, one of your correspondents suggested that women priests would only compound the problem of clericalism!

So-called shadow banks, or financial service companies operating outside the scope of official regulation, could compound the problem, Dombret said.

All this would do is to compound the problem by pretending that dealing with the symptoms is dealing with the disease.

To compound the problem, companies are now required under a recent accounting standards to show pension scheme deficits in their annual accounts.

Whether immortality would relieve the journalism profession's anxieties about sluggish death or only compound the problem, I cannot address in this column.

To compound the problem, inflation and economic shifts such as the National Debt Exchange (NDX) present further challenges for retirement savings.

To compound the problem, it's likely that the Conservatives will solidify their older base, which has now reached uncharted areas in the north.