Arab leaders resented the fact that Israel was the only atomic power in the region, a resentment heightened by America's tacit approval of the situation.
It's an impressive pedigree, one that's only heightened by IBM's stamp of approval.
The "Three Strikes and You're Out" law won overwhelming voter approval in 1994 amid heightened public anxiety over crime.
At a time of rising gas prices, heightened talk of war with Iran and setbacks in Afghanistan, Mr. Obama's approval rating dropped substantially in recent weeks, the poll found, with 41 percent of respondents expressing approval of the job he is doing and 47 percent saying they disapprove — a dangerous position for any incumbent seeking re-election.
Intense political and media scrutiny followed the high-profile prisoner exchange, heightened by assertions from Republican lawmakers that the swap, made without Congress' approval, was illegal.
Intense political and media scrutiny followed the high-profile prisoner exchange, heightened by assertions from Republican lawmakers that the swap, made without Congressional approval, was illegal.
With only one final chance to win approval from voters for their budgets, these four Long Island districts have heightened last-minute efforts to gain passage.
The collision earlier this year between an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter, and Bush's subsequent approval of a large sale of weapons to Taiwan, over which China claims sovereignty, have heightened the sense of conflict.
Iraq's decision to readmit United Nations inspectors has heightened differences between the United States and its allies and complicated the Bush administration's task of winning Security Council approval for a tough new resolution.
Secularists accused the Nahḍah Party government of giving tacit approval to a series of riots and other acts of violence by groups of Salafists, and their fears were heightened by the assassination of a leftist politician, Chokri Belaid, in February 2013.
