Modifies a noun

• father: Morrison was forced to give up his post with Rennie in order to assist his ailing father.

• fortune: The government has announced that there will be an independent inquiry into the ailing fortunes of the Equitable Life.

• mother: Even his request to see his ailing mother was " refused for security reasons " .

• economy: Robert is one of the thousands of waiters who struggle to feed their families on pitiful wages in an ailing economy.

• king: In 1951 Attlee even fixed the election date to suit the ailing king 's convenience.

• wife: He hoped it might restore the health of his ailing wife.

Modifying Another Word

• already: None are strong enough to carry the main World Cup mode or rescue the already ailing football reputation of the DS.

• now: A remnant of the days when the now ailing city was an industrial powerhouse of the socialist state.

• once: Since Mr Souter returned to the helm, shares in the once ailing company have leaped from 10p in July 2002 to 77p.

• then: In the late 50s the government were investing 391 million pounds in the then ailing and loss-making railroad industry.