Sentence examples for heighten fear from inspiring English sources

An arms race may heighten fear and hostility on the part of the countries involved, but whether this contributes to war is hard to gauge.

Advocates of continued pacifism complain that the government has carefully exploited the tensions with North Korea to heighten fear among voters.

Abba also cautioned against the use of fireworks while celebrating, as "they could cause distraction that may further heighten fear of insecurity". .

The Shadow Attorney-General, Emily Thornberry, said the figures would heighten fears that sex crimes were still not being properly investigated.

Many consider secession unlikely, but Dodik's threat does heighten fears that today's fragile status quo could break down.

Others fear that a restructuring would heighten fears that Ireland, Portugal and even Spain could also default, alarming markets and risking a much bigger crisis.

Raising the prospect of capital controls being introduced could heighten fears that some Russian entities will default on their debts, which is what happened in 1998.

This would be quicker to agree but messier to implement, and would heighten fears of exclusion among the ten non-euro members.

Her intervention is likely to heighten fears that senior policymakers in the US and Europe are preparing for Greece to leave the eurozone.

Jeremy Cook, chief economist at commodity exchange broker World First, said: "This will further heighten fears that the US economy is careering into the dreaded double-dip recession".

Obama's move to establish a potentially aggressive cyber warfare doctrine will heighten fears over the increasing militarization of the internet.