Sentence examples for heightened possibility from inspiring English sources

Even in recreational basketball, the recurrent feeling is of heightened possibility — in each new possession, so much could be about to happen.

The heightened possibility of lawsuits over fees is bound to get the attention of fund directors, some legal authorities said.

With tensions running high in the region, Israeli security officials believe there is a heightened possibility of a suicide bombing or other attack in Israel.

Scientists do not know if the quakes will result in the volcano becoming explosive, but said there was a heightened possibility.

And there is the heightened possibility of losing things, whether luggage, hotel reservations, cabin pressure, directions or respect for a travel companion.

That summer saw a string of alerts by the F.B.I. and other government agencies about the heightened possibility of a terrorist attack, but most counterterrorism officials believed an attack would come in Saudi Arabia, Israel or elsewhere.

Klitschko's withdrawal from Saturday's clash has heightened that possibility, but Chisora claims he will not step aside.

It also heightened the possibility that the Speaker would yank the investigation away from Mr. Burton and hand it to the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight, Representative Bill Thomas of California.

After the deadliest wildfire in state history, a downpour in the same area heightened the possibility of mudslides.

Mr. Rabe has heightened theatrical possibilities by extending descriptive passages into dramatic scenes that catch fire.

The introduction of gas lighting in 1822, for instance, heightened staging possibilities everywhere, making obsolescent the spare luminescence of candlelight.