Sentence examples for heightened a debate from inspiring English sources

Last year was Assemble's moment, and their inclusion heightened a debate about collective and socially engaged art that was worth having.

It heightened a debate over the powers of the commission, which the candidate, Thaksin Shinawatra, asserts is placing itself ahead of what he calls the will of the people in the parliamentary election scheduled for Jan . 6

He heightened a recent debate about Upright Citizens Brigade not paying its talent when, from its own stage, he likened the company to a slave owner.

His death heightened a U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities.

Though even backers say secession is a long shot, it has heightened a long-running debate in Venice about the future direction of the community, a reckoning for the once counter-culture stronghold that has grown into an affluent hot spot with some rough edges.

For 90 minutes tonight, President Obama and Mitt Romney will clash over specific foreign policy issues, their differences heightened by a debate intended to draw out sharp contrasts ahead of Election Day in two weeks.

Meanwhile, even beyond Mr. Trump, divergent views among Republican governors have heightened a new sense that the debate over the issue remains unresolved.

And finally, Barack Obama's embrace of high-speed rail has heightened a political battle over rail that doesn't exist quite in the same way in other countries (although the fraught debate over high-speed rail in Britain comes close).

The absence heightened a sense of mystery.

The growing rumble of opinions will have reached the ears of the country's Communist leaders, gathering Friday for the annual Central Committee plenum, heightening an already sensitive debate over political reform many believe is on the agenda.

The issue is facing heightened debate after a series of mass shootings in San Bernardino, Orlando, Fla., and elsewhere.