The phrase "countenance increasing" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in a poetic or literary context to describe someone's facial expression or demeanor becoming more pronounced or noticeable.
Example: "As the news unfolded, her countenance increasing with concern, it was clear that she was deeply affected by the situation."
Alternatives: "expression growing" or "demeanor becoming more pronounced."
The view in Brussels and other EU capitals is that Merkel needs the new euro regime to demonstrate to German public opinion and parliament in Berlin that the rest of the eurozone has adopted sound and strict rules before she can countenance increased aid for Greece.
Even so, candy makers feel something of a squeeze as well, with big retail outlets unwilling to countenance price increases on individual chocolate bars.
Ms. Banerjee and her party have been very clear time and again, that they will not countenance any increase in rail fares, so her reaction is frankly not surprising.
But everything depends on international perceptions of the U.S. political system, and its ability to tackle the things that really drive the deficit, such as big defense and entitlement programs and the Republicans' stubborn refusal to countenance tax increases of any kind.
To the horror of the conservatives who uneasily banded around a candidate they did not wholly trust, the betrayals begin.Their president turns out to be woefully lacking in xenophobia; disgracefully willing to compromise with the opposition on cutting the deficit; even prepared to countenance tax increases for the wealthy.
Returning from a fractious Euro summit in Rome, she let rip against her European counterparts, refusing to countenance any increase in the power of the European Community and outraging many colleagues.
But refusing to raise the debt ceiling was something Barack Obama the senator voted for the last time round; and this time the Republican leadership is already indicating its unwillingness to countenance tax increases that could bring the federal deficit down below its legally prescribed debt ceiling.
His critics on the right were unhappy with his support for abortion rights; for the Legal Services Corporation, which provides lawyers for the poor; and for countenancing tax increases to help balance the budget.
It doesn't help, of course, that I bear a name and a countenance of sufficient swarthiness to increase the odds of my suitcase being "randomly" picked for a TSA inspection.
Christopher Gent, Vodafone's chief executive, said his own stockholders would not countenance a bigger increase.
With the country facing an imminent threat of default, the Republican Party showed itself unwilling to countenance any tax increases whatsoever, even ones that wouldn't have gone into effect until 2013 at the earliest.
