"a heightened importance" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a situation or concept that has become more significant or meaningful than it was before. Example: The recent events have brought a heightened importance to the issue of mental health awareness.
"Food security takes on a heightened importance during difficult times".
So the last period of Rattle's Berlin partnership will take on a heightened importance and will be closely watched: what legacy will he leave there?
The photographer's own editorial process takes on a heightened importance under these circumstances, and it can be hard to figure out just what Winogrand saw in certain images.
In a cultural moment where global narratives are twisted to serve the interests of demented political figures and movements, video art gains a heightened importance due to its visually enrapturing storytelling capabilities, which in turn allows crucial narratives to flourish.
The development of cultural competency skills has taken on a heightened importance as health professionals interact with increasingly multicultural communities [ 14, 15].
DT focuses on dignity conservation tasks such as settling relationships, sharing words of love, and preparing legacies of memory and shared values, all of which take on a heightened importance at the end of life.
With a format war looming over the next generation of DVD players, MGM's library of 4,000 films gained heightened importance and set off a bidding contest for the company.
The heightened "importance of maintaining status" in an unequal society, O'Donnell adds, also "increases the social pressure to divert limited financial resources" away from basic necessities that help preserve good health to purchases that signify higher social status -- or to outlays for drugs or drink "to help cope with the stress".
Yet, the knowledge that the attackers had made targets of the center of the financial system as well as the country's military headquarters gave the work heightened importance.
But both sides believe this year's vice presidential debate will carry more sway with voters given the perceived, heightened importance of the vice president's office in the post-Sept.
And it's been given heightened importance because Uruguay and two US states have recently backtracked on what the UNODC have been discussing for the past 17 years and decided to legalise the production and use of cannabis, all while some member states continue to execute people for trafficking the stuff.
