Have a good look at them and work out whether writing to the person would help the situation.

And the fact that he wasn't one of her kind didn't help the situation.

The situation was not helped by two events in 1995.

Even if you went back, it wouldn't help the situation.

"Missing games is not going to help my situation any."

To run them to dropping would not help our situation.

The police often don't help the situation, either, as we've seen.

It doesn't help the situation if everyone talks at once.

More red tape of this sort will not help the situation.

"And just what were you proposing to do to help the situation?"