Sentence examples for heightened traffic from inspiring English sources

The heightened traffic translated to increased sales, with online consumers spending $919 million on travel in November, up 11percentt from $828 million a year earlier, according to a separate report by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen/NetRatings.

Heightened traffic danger may discourage children from engaging in active transport by foot or bicycle for utilitarian purposes [ 17], and other things being equal, this would lower overall physical activity and could contribute to a positive energy balance.

Other claims state that the shutdown will damage the "fragile infrastructure" of the West Village's age-old brownstones, that over-congested streets will hinder emergency services, and heightened bike traffic will endanger senior citizens.

Recently, a spate of grisly and high-profile traffic deaths has heightened public concern about traffic safety.

Its results have weakened as the company faces significant declines in traffic, heightened competition from its rival, Best Buy, and others and a weakened brand position.

Those links were severely strained after Sept. 11, as heightened border surveillance delayed traffic for as long as 12 hours.

(AP) — Circuit City Stores posted a wider quarterly loss and withdrew its fiscal 2009 outlook Monday amid sluggish sales, poor traffic and heightened competition.

Cross-border traffic has also increased, because of greater exports and migration to the United States; however, there have also been heightened concerns regarding drug trafficking (with attendant violence and corruption) and the risks taken by undocumented migrants attempting to cross the desert.

Other social effects of declining marine life include human trafficking and heightened poverty.

Recent research has emphasized the growing contribution and heightened toxic potential of traffic-related air pollution (TAP) near major vehicular corridors [ 3], as well as significant associations between exposure to TAP and onset of asthma [ 4].

Additionally, cycling frequency seems to heighten awareness of traffic risk, particularly for cyclists who have experienced "near misses" or collisions.