Sentence examples for heightened spending from inspiring English sources

The heightened spending and increasingly aggressive tone of the contests have alarmed nonpartisan groups and judges from around the country.

Expenses aside, American Express was lifted by an 8 percent increase in cardholder spending during the quarter, which coincided with the holiday season, regularly a period of heightened spending by consumers.

For most people, the month of November ushers in a time of heightened spending.

But heightened political spending and other forms of political participation are an expected consequence of our more active government.

She said her main goal was to be a professional player, a desire only heightened by spending time as a junior player among the pros in Melbourne.

Many countries used soaring oil revenues to buy weapons, but a sharp drop in the price of oil has cast doubts on their ability to continue heightened defence spending.

Everyone thinking about sustainable development understands by now that women's economic empowerment is key to global progress, with heightened incomes spent directly on improving family health, nutrition and education that can pave the way to better jobs and integration into the formal economy.

The yen fell as reports of rising Japanese unemployment and lower household spending heightened concern the economy is stalling.

The delay in trimming Government spending heightened Brazil's vulnerability to the credit problem that is affecting emerging markets.

But on the day-to-day machinations of government, Trudeau wants the same tax breaks (altered, slightly), the same departmental spending (heightened, a bit), the same security legislation (fixed, at spots), a mimicked foreign policy (improved, in style), and the same social services.

Although the IMF has put a greater emphasis in recent years on ringfencing pro-poor spending, Unicef said there was a heightened risk of social spending falling below levels needed to protect vulnerable populations.