These effects may be magnified by tariffs abroad.
In many people, the effects of brain aging may be magnified by depression.
This investor scrutiny may be magnified if a company discloses a ratio that is out of step with peers.
This year, the pressure to get out may be magnified by what polls say is a tendency among Democrats to rally quickly behind the candidate they believe has the best chance of unseating President Bush.
On the screen, particularly in close-ups, the face may be magnified many times larger than life size, so that every complexion flaw or crudely applied makeup artifice is clearly discernible.
The deliberate tension of the civil-military dynamic may be magnified by Trump's criticisms of the military leadership, or by existing (and not uniformly positive) relationships between Trump's slate of veteran leaders and today's general officers.
HONG KONG — Asian exporters are already feeling the effects of an American economic downturn — effects that may be magnified by a weak dollar, volatile world markets and fears that more bad loans may be ticking in the coffers of American companies.
Harriet Zocks, a marketing consultant, said, "The hesitancy is in what we face in any city environment: There is the fear of more crime, and because retailing is in tough times, the risk of going to a center may be magnified by the general fears of the city environment". To arrest those fears, many inner-city centers have put a premium on security.
This is particularly concerning as inhalation of solvents at extremely high vapor concentrations negatively impacts the nervous system and behavior, and these effects may be magnified when misuse occurs during adolescence due to the profound behavioral, cognitive, and neural development that occurs during this stage in life.
For companies, the consequences may be magnified.
