Sentence examples for heightening fear from inspiring English sources

Saudi tanks were also seen mobilizing toward the Yemeni border, heightening fear that a ground invasion could be imminent.

Heightening fears is the almost total silence on the issue in Thai public life.

There was further heavy fighting in the area this week, heightening fears for the gorillas' safety.

Gold prices tumbled 9 percent on Monday, the sharpest drop in 30 years, heightening fears that investors' faith in the safe haven has been shattered.

It comes in the same week that Germany gave up its most cherished title, world export champion, to China, heightening fears of a declining stature and importance globally.

An explosion had blown the roof off one of the reactor buildings in Fukushima, heightening fears of large-scale radiation exposure.

LONDON — Factory activity worldwide stalled last month as new orders tumbled, heightening fears that the global economy might be heading for another recession and driving stock markets lower.

On top of that, the unemployment rate climbed last week to 9.1 percent in May, heightening fears of a slowdown in an economic recovery that was already sputtering.

The advance brought fighting deeper into the heartland of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam to which the Assad family belongs, heightening fears of sectarian conflict.

Heightening fears about the long-term supply of helium is the uncertainty surrounding the future of the federal reserve in Amarillo.

In fact, a tax cut could even backfire by heightening fears that the government will not have enough money to pay pensions.