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Mr. Kan applauded the central bank Wednesday, saying its action showed it was "stepping up efforts to fight deflation".

The administration said it was stepping up its scrutiny.

As it admitted responsibility for the accident, Consolidated Edison announced that it was stepping up its inspections of the city's 250,000 manholes and utility boxes.

In September, Ford Motor announced it was stepping up its production of ethanol vehicles for the North American market.

Earlier this month, the FDA announced that it was stepping up its efforts to test pet food for salmonella contamination.

Airbus similarly announced in May it was stepping up production of its A320 family.

Abbott, a U.S. company, said it was stepping up social media engagement worldwide.

The new Iraqi government announced last month that it was stepping up security efforts in Baghdad.

This week the World Food Programme announced it was stepping up emergency food deliveries after reports of shortages in quarantined areas.

The administration brushed aside suggestions that it was behind schedule and said it was stepping up efforts to carry out the law.

The RMT said it was "stepping up the fight to protect agreements" but TfL said a strike would be "completely unnecessary and very disappointing".