Sentence examples for heightened and at from inspiring English sources

Thus, the comparison with the Homeric Hector is heightened and, at the same time, aspects of the classical Troilus's fate are echoed.

The art of Helmut Newton is at once heightened and theatrical, sophisticated and witty – and yet, at its heart, profoundly serious.

"Ganja & Hess" is directed with a sort of scattershot mastery, with mythopoetic collage of sound and image in scenes of metaphysical terror, heightened and inventive expressionistic flourishes at moments of dread, and an intense, muscular, erotic physicality that starts with the bold display of the actors' bodies (including his own).

Nora Chipaumire is after something at once heightened and earthy in "bismillah".

At each stage, they heightened and widened both the political and artistic scope.

Making "Brute Force" (1947), "The Naked City" (1948) and "Thieves' Highway" (1949), he took enormous leaps as a director, most noticeably in his pioneering use of real locations but also in his skill at shaping real yet heightened performances and at getting audiences to identify with morally mixed characters.

A key byproduct of the elimination of the unencrypted security gap will be heightened innovation, and at an important juncture.

The effect is mesmerising, and from a gameplay point of view, it heightens and intensifies the puzzle at Necrodancer's core.

Many economists have said that the attacks of Sept. 11 pushed a slowing economy into recession as business was hurt by a halt in air travel and heightened security at borders and as consumers chose to stay home instead of go shopping.

Carney acknowledged there was "no question" that the Snowden disclosures had helped lead to the review process and "heightened focus here at the White House and more broadly in the administration, around the United States and the globe".

THERE has been combat in the air during this holiday season and heightened tension at airport security check-ins.