Sentence examples for heightened ethnic from inspiring English sources
More recently, French military intervention in Ivory Coast may have heightened ethnic tensions in that country.
The battles have also heightened ethnic tensions in a region that has been torn by fighting among its many ethnic groups.
Communicating with audiences in the colonialist language, Spanish, he has nevertheless forged a political movement imbued with nationalism and has heightened ethnic awareness.
Critics said oil companies that made deals with Kurdistan after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government were pursuing development in a manner that heightened ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds and had done little to contribute to economic stability.
In times of heightened ethnic sensitivity such as we are experiencing now in light of recent terrorist attacks, it is important that we all strive to protect our objectivity.
Critics of the oil companies that went to Kurdistan after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government say they are pursuing development in a manner that, far from contributing to stability through economic growth, has heightened ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds.
Its crude methods of doing so often heighten ethnic tensions.
It has held back social and economic development, heightened violent ethnic divisions and pushed the government toward a more repressive posture.
It has held back social and economic development, heightened violent ethnic divisions and pushed the government toward a more hunkered, repressive posture.
The new restrictions have heightened suspicion among ethnic Tamils here in the capital and overseas, the very same groups to which the president appealed for unity a few days ago.
China has been tightening controls over liberal voices for several years, prompted by fears of unrest during the 2008 Olympics, concerns that the Arab revolutions might inspire domestic dissent, heightened tensions with ethnic minorities like the Tibetans and the Uighurs in the west, and the need for stability during this year's once-a-decade leadership transition.
