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By Adam Gopnik The emigration of Roma from the East has heightened the debate over integration.

The detention of Mr. Charles and Mr. Joseph has heightened the debate over the treatment of Haitian immigrants.

This picture of an oversize man on an American Airlines flight has heightened the debate about obese passengers who cannot fit into economy seats.

"Obama has so heightened the debate over the proper role of government that it's inspired a lot of people to get involved," Mr. Wilson said.

Mounting evidence in the last few weeks that the global slowdown is deeper and is likely to be more protracted than initially feared has heightened the debate about whether governments should focus first on better regulation or on emergency spending.

One of the key questions asked now is: "Is it worth it?" A recent UK survey by consumer watchdog Which? and the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) heightened the debate about value for money, suggesting student expectations of higher education have risen as tuition fees have increased.

And now, concerns that proximity could potentially lead to interference have reached Capitol Hill — which heightens the debate, since Stars and Stripes is subsidized with taxpayer funds but operates with a Congressional endorsement to maintain journalistic independence.

The arrest seems sure to heighten the debate about whether the city is too agressive in ticketing, although statistics show that the overall number of summonses has not risen.

In the meantime, the new study is likely to heighten the debate raging among some physicians over Zetia and another Merck drug, Vytorin, which combines Zetia and a statin.

The move is an embarrassment for the coalition, which promised to protect Britain's rating when it took power in 2010, and will heighten the debate about whether austerity is still the right approach.

The film casts George Clooney, who both directed and helped write it, as a Democratic presidential contender snared by the wiles of a primary opponent, the ambitions of his own staff and dilemmas that are likely to heighten the debate about public men and their private morals.