Sentence examples for merely heightening from inspiring English sources

But as the killings mount, this policy is merely heightening suspicions that America is not serious about supporting the protests and preparing for a post-Assad Syria.

It merely heightened the level of the ultimate euphoria.

The Civil War merely heightened the absurdity of the black broker's existence.

Ironically, of course, their resistance to the cult of personality merely heightened their mystique.

Though the exterior of the church is splendid the interior is a bit dilapidated, yet for me this merely heightened its emotional appeal.

Sometimes – as when he administers an antidote to the poisoned, prone sheriff in the latest BBC series – he is hoisted by his own sweetness, which merely heightens his enemies' nastiness ("I was only joshing," says the revived sheriff, gloriously).

That Bigelow and Cameron were once married merely heightened the drama – quietly exploited by the ceremony producers who sat them directly behind each other – as did the huge disparity in their box-office takes (with over $2.6bn, Avatar is the biggest film of all time; The Hurt Locker has just topped $21m).

Unfortunately, this interpretation merely heightens the problem.

Their nonchalant performance only heightened the effect: they slouched and wandered around, acting as if the concert were merely a rehearsal in someone's garage.

That only heightened Mr. Morgan's ambitions.

That only heightens his compulsion to succeed.