Sentence examples for instead of heightening from inspiring English sources

But there may be smart ways to defuse the risks instead of heightening them.

Instead of heightening security precautions in a country rife with drug crime and violence, HSBC officials assigned Mexico the bank's lowest risk rating for years, according to the Senate report.

There is real sadness in some of her characters, instead of deliberately heightened rural dolour – and it winds up as a love story that would please Jane Austen.

Instead of showing heightened vigilance, Kaloti staff were happy to offer cash-in-hand in exchange for gold hand-delivered and originating from artisanal, small-scale mines (ASMs).

Instead of enhancing and heightening the story, which is what ideally happens in a musical, the characters stop what they are doing -- and stop what had been a delightfully spry screenplay -- to sing songs that are placed all too randomly into the narrative.

Instead, with the violin as protagonist, the five movements (the last two merged seamlessly together) evoke a threatening world of extremes, of heightened emotions and dramatically contrasted colours and registers.

It is but one sign of heightened official vigilance.

Bunting everywhere but few indications of heightened spirits.

There is also the issue of heightened colour.

The reports come at a time of heightened sensitivities.

Youth suicides are worthy of heightened focus.