So, that's going to kind of heighten their curiosity, if you will. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2002] Reference
I've been to Fort Benning for the SOA Watch protests and I am unsure how they could "heighten" the security. From Wordnik.com. [20 Year Anniversary of SOA Watch. (Blog for Democracy)] Reference
GROSS: Did coming of age artistically during the AIDS epidemic just kind of heighten your sense of mortality?. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Hegarty's Otherworldly Sound] Reference
The mountains speak to me of my desire to "heighten", to continuously elevate my thoughts and actions to a spiritual peak. From Wordnik.com. [New at Creativity-Portal.com] Reference
"heighten," or "escalate" the basic meanings of nouns on the one hand, and verbs and adjectives on the other, by qualifying them with adjectives and adverbs, respectively. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3] Reference
These environmental stresses are likely to heighten social tensions. From Wordnik.com. [Green Alert] Reference
And the sepia tones only heighten the transcendent sense of nostalgia. From Wordnik.com. [THE INEXPENDABLES: Five picks for your Summer Reading List] Reference
"I think this is a good service if you want to heighten that probability.". From Wordnik.com. [Job Seeking With the D-List] Reference
Tall vehicles with a high center of gravity, such as the GX 460, heighten our concern. From Wordnik.com. [Lexus GX 460 passes retest; Consumer Reports lifts "Don't Buy" label] Reference
The economic crisis will also heighten an ever-present risk in Africa: political instability. From Wordnik.com. [The Weakest Link] Reference
But in some ways, the bombings seemed only to heighten London's growing pride in its diversity. From Wordnik.com. [Hatred In London] Reference
Are you hoping that these smaller divisions will create more rivalries and heighten some old ones?. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Game] Reference
And third, I would hope we could heighten the resources and interest to heighten the response. From Wordnik.com. [Q& A: Chairs of BP oil-spill panel discuss drilling moratorium, response efforts] Reference
The weekendpoll results are sure to heighten international scrutiny of the former energy minister. From Wordnik.com. [President's Chosen Successor Widens Lead in Brazil Poll] Reference
An Iraq that devolved back into civil war would heighten regional tensions between Sunnis and Shiites. From Wordnik.com. [A Very Long Engagement] Reference
When love is part of the equation, the choice and intangibility of the standard heighten the anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Girls Gone Mild] Reference
Mesmerizing descriptions of the country's unforgiving landscape heighten the tense drama that unfolds. From Wordnik.com. [Eyes On The Prize] Reference
National Night Out is observed across the U.S. as an annual event meant to heighten drug and crime prevention awareness. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Godfrey Killed At Anti-Violence Block Party] Reference
Wily manufacturers usually don't share the codes, letting word of mouth spread the information and heighten the mystique. From Wordnik.com. [How To Beat Luigi At His Own Game] Reference
U.S. involvement would only heighten paranoia in Protestant Ulster, which fears the influence of Irish-American Catholics. From Wordnik.com. [Why Peace Is Not At Hand In Ulster] Reference
Heavy selling depresses prices; lower prices then increase losses, deplete capital, prompt more selling and heighten fear. From Wordnik.com. [Paulson's Panic] Reference
No longer confined to the rat-in-a-maze feel of the traditional game, Ultra Pinball adds a story line to heighten the fun. From Wordnik.com. [Pinball Meets The Movies] Reference
To heighten the sense of drama, he directed the people in the gantlet to scream and moan as though they were being stabbed. From Wordnik.com. [Obsessive-compulsives follow psychologist on trek to confront their fears] Reference
Louisiana politicians have lobbied for more money to shore up and heighten the walls and to restore the entire Delta coastline. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost City] Reference
But don't use remnants of the historically racist judicial and legal system to heighten the level of racism that already exists. From Wordnik.com. [Dexter Rogers: Is Senate Bill 1070 a Racist Piece of Legislation? Should Athletes and Politicians Take a Stand?] Reference
To heighten the danger, the media also exaggerated or even invented wretched acts supposedly committed by Japan's imperial forces. From Wordnik.com. [World View: Hideaki Kase] Reference
But some studies involving cigarettes have found that larger and more-graphic warnings can heighten awareness of potential dangers. From Wordnik.com. [Global Liquor Makers Fight Graphic Labels in Thailand] Reference
Over time, unless this is addressed, it could add massively to the demand for economic resources and heighten inflationary pressures. From Wordnik.com. [The World in 2030] Reference
Still, Mr. Fabian, whose firm advises muni investors, said muni-bond prices could weaken if worries heighten about what Harrisburg signals. From Wordnik.com. [Harrisburg Surrender] Reference
Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas said he called for restraint from all sides and avoidance of "any action that could serve to heighten tensions.". From Wordnik.com. [UN Disputes Lebanese Claim Israel Violated Border] Reference
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