verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
heightened security (= more than usual )
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There is heightened security around Heathrow following the bomb threats.
heightened tension (= greater than before )
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a time of heightened tension between the two countries
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
only
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Should Gatting and his crew receive their paroles one's sympathy for refuseniks like Rob Bailey can only heighten .
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The stepped-up Republican attack against Mr Rubin only heightened investors' concern over the budget stalemate in Washington.
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Excerpts from the book proposal, published on Inside.com, a gossipy website, only heightened the mystery.
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The added wrinkle of possible impeachment proceedings only heightened investors' concern over the budget stalemate in Washington.
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Hoddle's refusal to deny that he's about leave has only heightened the suspicion that he is.
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These defeats only heighten the fact that victory today is vital.
when
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And the protesters' anger was heightened when Environment Secretary Michael Howard refused to see them about their fears.
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His concern was heightened when he saw a local trouble-maker, a man called Slatter.
■ NOUN
awareness
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Police hope the bus advertising campaign will help heighten public awareness of Operation Blade.
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Despite heightened public awareness in the last decade, the need for donated organs still far exceeds the supply.
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Obviously, television has heightened awareness of the sport, but that is only half the story.
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McKenna had me look skyward to help release a burst of alpha waves, the ones that make you heighten your awareness .
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Yet the very decision not to touch only served to heighten the awareness of what could happen when they did.
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This will heighten your awareness of little-word buildup, and help you revise quickly.
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This week it has launched the Depression Awareness Week Nationwide campaign to inform and heighten public awareness about depression.
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Gary McCaleb, mayor of Abilene, Texas, said Brown could heighten awareness about the importance of city government.
concern
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The army takeover has heightened international concern .
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To heighten concern about the Convention, Broken Promise could not have come out at a better time.
effect
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The passive role of television viewers simply heightens its effect .
fact
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These defeats only heighten the fact that victory today is vital.
sense
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But for the true enthusiasts that simply heightened the sense of anticipation.
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His sense of the present moment heightened , and his sense of history and context diminished.
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And the team talks he had first started at Leeds heightened their sense of involvement.
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The silence on the terraces outside the monastery heightens the sense of remove from the everyday world.
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Progress, as expected, was slight, although everyone left with a heightened sense of urgency about the bargaining ahead.
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Those who stayed at Black Mountain and went through the fire together developed a heightened sense of kinship.
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As always, the pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it.
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Studying the pictures to heighten their sense of what the words say.
tension
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The deadlock in electing a president heightened the political tension in the country.
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Both were involved in high-profile incidents last semester that heightened racial tensions on campus.
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Another area of heightened tension is the controversy over the draft of the new constitution proposed by Mr Mugabe.
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The upshot of all this was to heighten the military tension on the divided peninsula.
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To some extent, the resistance to Lee reflects the heightened partisan tension in Washington this fall.
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But the case has raised eyebrows if not heightened tensions .
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The succession struggle is going to heighten tensions between the party's fundamentalist and gradualist factions.
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The organizers had strongly denied government accusations that the protest was an attempt to heighten political tensions .
■ VERB
serve
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Thursday's hike in interest rates had served only to heighten that conviction.
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Verbal exchanges in the days leading up to the opening ceremony had served only to heighten the interest in the event.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fears of an invasion were heightened by long-range bomb attacks.
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Publicity has heightened awareness of the threats to the environment.
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The divorce heightened speculation about a possible second marriage.
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Trade tends to be protected when international tensions heighten .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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McKenna had me look skyward to help release a burst of alpha waves, the ones that make you heighten your awareness.
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Progress, as expected, was slight, although everyone left with a heightened sense of urgency about the bargaining ahead.
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Some observers say this is due to a heightened fear of crime.
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The characters have a heightened and highly emotional response to events, actions and sentiments.
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The concentration of labour both facilitated organization among workers and heightened the political significance of labour protest.
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To heighten his own flow of adrenaline, he ignores the advice of friends who urge him to wear a reserve chute.
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Workplace 2000 demands a heightened quantity of leadership, not just a heightened quality.