In recent years, the gap between rich and poor in Kazakhstan has widened, heightening social tensions.
"Children are not tweeting and using Twitter, but they are using the word hashtag and the symbol # for dramatic effect, it is heightening tension".
They claimed the troops were angry their monthly pay had been cut in half to 15,000 naira (£57) without explanation, heightening their belief that money was being siphoned off by officials in Abuja, the capital.
Team managers are aware of the risks as well, and advise their charges through their radio headphones, heightening a collective sense that each man must move forward – or "look for position", as cycling slang has it.
Russia's defence ministry has announced large-scale war games near its border with Ukraine that will involve about 100 fighter jets, helicopters and bombers, further heightening tensions in the region.
This can create a self-bullying mentality which can make students feel dissatisfied with their own achievements and experiences while also heightening expectations of others.
The Estonian officer, Eston Kohver, was placed behind bars after a Moscow court approved his arrest, heightening tensions between European Union member Estonia and its powerful neighbour.
The high prices of recent years are partly a legacy of that glut, insofar as OPEC, still leery of over-investment, allowed its cushion of spare capacity to dwindle to almost nothing, heightening supply concerns.Unfortunately for oil consumers, OPEC has little incentive to expand that cushion in the short term.
But it is also possible that during downturns governments turn to protectionist policies, heightening the responsiveness of trade to a fall in demand.Broadly speaking, the timing of the collapse and stabilisation in trade flows, as well as the sectoral and geographical pattern of the decline, suggest that demand and destocking, rather than a retreat into protection, are the chief causes.
Apart from heightening the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, obesity is thought to increase the likelihood of developing certain types of cancer.Although the war on cancer is proving a hard and costly slog, it is hoped that the drive to uncover useful new technologies will mean that improvements in treatments outweigh the setbacks in the coming years.
At the same time a heightening of both state security fears and state-imposed religious orthodoxy, including stricter segregation between sexes, shrank the space for personal freedom.Since the 1980s many alienated Saudi youths have escaped via religious radicalism.
