That the Government should fail to grasp the opportunity to rectify matters would be unforgivable.

The ASTI campaign forced the Government to rectify matters.

This resolution appeared injurious in many respects, and the attempt was made to rectify matters.

We appealed to the American Ambassador in the hope that he would be able to rectify matters.

This biography will not rectify matters.

Everything was going wrong for the man from Cordoba, with no obvious sign that he was about to rectify matters.

We were too tired to rectify matters at once, and our meal finished, we rolled up on the dirty floor.

Then, of course, I would apologize and say I was sorry, which would rectify matters, though half an hour later it might happen again.