| And they have done it primarily by heightening and exploiting public anxieties and apprehensions. |
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| Drinking a couple of glasses creates a feeling of euphoria and a heightening of the senses, at once stimulating and relaxing. |
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| The role of troops on the ground has been minimised to a few elite forces positioned to guide the missiles in with lasers, heightening accuracy. |
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| The thurifer helps to engage all of our senses in prayer, heightening the solemnity of the liturgy. |
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| However, the use of gold heightening in the miniatures finds no parallel in Burne-Jones's panel paintings of the period. |
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| My father, who fought in the First World War, described fear as not so much a sick feeling as a heightening of the senses. |
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| Her face was slightly flushed, the royal blue of her gown heightening the fairness of her skin and the glow of love in her eyes. |
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| Cars were also set alight close to Leinster House, the Irish Parliament Buildings, amid heightening violence. |
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| Increased transparency of performance is heightening competition within education. |
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| Population growth in flood-prone areas along with climate change are heightening the risks caused by water-related disasters. |
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| The arrival of mad cow disease to this country is heightening concerns. |
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| His family believe that Conor, who is mildly autistic, might have taken a survival manual with him, heightening their fears that he planned climbing a mountain. |
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| The contrast against the black that he wore was nothing short of magnificent, heightening the maroon undertints of his eyes and blending smoothly into the streaks of his hair. |
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| We worked hard to promote and deliver objective financial information, heightening awareness of consumer rights and responsibilities. |
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| However by last weekend the inspectors had ruled out disease or environmental causes, heightening the speculation that the cattle starved to death over the long winter season. |
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| A year after the fall of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, violence continues to roil Libya, heightening fears that the revolution could fail. |
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| Many demographic experts attribute the declining birth rate in recent years chiefly to young people's reluctance to marry because of heightening job insecurity. |
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| Dreams pervade the play, giving it an illusionary quality and heightening the sense of dark hilarity that frequently has the audience hysterical with laughter. |
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| In Paraguay, ongoing territorial militarization is merely heightening the repression of social organizations fighting for their rights. |
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| The health commissioner's role was envisaged as negotiating and mediating complaints and grievances of patients and heightening professional understanding of patients' rights. |
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| The accusations were followed by the arrest of several militants of MLPC, thus heightening mistrust and dissension within the political class. |
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| Younger adults may also use colloquialisms that are unfamiliar to seniors, heightening any sense of inadequacy or anxiety. |
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| I do not think that anybody has an interest in heightening the situation in Kosovo. |
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| Generally, eco-labeling is beneficial, and env-PAC support increases a candidate's chance of winning an election, thereby heightening environmental support within the Senate. |
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| The diviner employs the arts dramatically, heightening all the senses, to create and highlight this radically different setting for the oracular utterance. |
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| Both the opening pirate attack and the closing sword fight are effectively staged, cut, and lit, adding both urgency to the action and heightening tension. |
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| In March a net heightening of tension on the front lines of the Nagorno-Karabakh was marked by some fifteen deaths on one side or the other. |
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| In this way, he pictorialized the sculptural object, controlling the vantage from which it is seen and thereby heightening its optical effects. |
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| Then another swaying lattice would be built, guitars, bass, horns and two mbiras intermingling, each song heightening the vibration. |
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| Be it with scientific popularization presentations or by heightening public awareness about environmental issues, Marie-Hélène makes it her duty to share her most prized possession: knowledge. |
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| Celebrating its 30th year heightening crime awareness and generating support for anticrime programs, National Night Out is Aug. |
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| The redbuds belong to a select group of trees that flower before they leaf out in the spring, heightening their spectacular floral display. |
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| Madagascan forces attempted to arrest Rajoelina on Friday, heightening tensions between police and protesters, witnesses said. |
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| Moreover, the natural protection provided by oestrogens tends to decline during the menopause: cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood increase, thus heightening the risk of cardiovascular disease. |
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| Obama's Inauguration needs no heightening. |
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| The mayoral race is heightening the frustrations. |
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| But some lives lend themselves better than others to heightening. |
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| Then, heightening the suspense, another player entered the game. |
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| Internet Explorer 10 is only heightening their concerns. |
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| New environmental regulations are only heightening the growth challenge. |
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| As has been seen in the past, high levels of debt increase the vulnerability of fiscal positions to unexpected shocks, thus heightening the risk of a sudden worsening of public finances. |
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| Our country is looking to open itself up to the rest of the world, so it can continue to develop and conquer new markets, with the aim of creating new opportunities for our people and heightening their well-being. |
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| But Cambodia abandoned the project and, last December, its parliament approved a controversial law authorising the government to expropriate land, heightening concern among those who predict major population displacements. |
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| I attach great importance to information campaigns for heightening consumers' awareness of their rights because these are a key factor in providing them with greater protection. |
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| In the heat of debate, where there are issues that touch on the moral and legal lines, is it in the national interest for there to be the heightening of concerns and a re-awakening of issues the day before the vote? |
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| My delegation therefore hopes that the review conference will give due attention to heightening public awareness and enhancing collaborative efforts with NGOs and civil society. |
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| In the short term, this acquisition will also increase the hydroelectric segment's relative share of Boralex's output, thereby heightening its seasonal patterns. |
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| Member States had met often in the previous 10 months to discuss particular aspects of peacekeeping operations, heightening awareness of those issues and identifying common priorities. |
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| In fact, we believe that a sound, liberal economic policy could help the new member states become economically efficient, while heightening cohesion within the European Union. |
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| July brought about three straight weeks of sunshine and temperatures in the mid to high 20s C. Yet since late July, wet damp weather has soaked the province, heightening disease and pest concerns. |
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| I guess this is heightening the level of our dress required when here for a late show in the evening, and that perhaps our dress has to get even better, so I compliment him this evening for that. |
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| The evolution of nominal bonds and real return bonds confirms some heightening by inflation concerns, although the latest economic statistics are fairly encouraging. |
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| Work included heightening the wall to include a second tier of higher arrow slits behind a new parapet walk. |
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| Later models had graduated shields by which the deputy could determine the concentration of firedamp from the heightening of the flame. |
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| Her visual relationships are constructed through the heightening of some components' intensity and the tamping down of others. |
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