The department's worries deepened as the plan moved toward a final form.

Hunter's worry about Rita deepened.

Those worries deepened last month, when four American private security contractors were killed by an angry mob.

Currency-related worries deepened a bit later, when the Government reported that July's trade deficit hit a record $25.2 billion.

And public worries about the economic outlook would deepen.

Though her fall seemed precipitous, a person with knowledge of the board's concerns said directors' worries deepened in the second half of 2004.

Then, when she made no attempt to deny the charge, the worry deepened.

The worries about international trade have deepened farmers' fears of a bleaker economic future.

The legionaries dug like badgers, strengthening the place as best they could, but his worries only deepened.

The worry deepened.