Sentence examples for sharpened in recent weeks from inspiring English sources

The dispute over Iran's nuclear program has been sharpened in recent weeks by speculation that Israel may be contemplating a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.

Administration officials in Washington, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say the American discomfort with the Supreme Council has sharpened in recent weeks because its ties to Iran now seem to be spilling over into activities counter to American interests.

The historic European antipathy toward immigrants has only sharpened in recent years.

Talk of distributing movies over the Internet has been around for years, but it has sharpened in recent months as Hollywood has run into financial trouble.

Frustration with his uninspiring leadership has sharpened in recent months as the Conservatives have not capitalized on a sharp downturn in Mr. Blair's popularity.

Both candidates have been sharpening their messages in recent weeks and they are likely to use this first debate to showcase the main themes that they want voters to remember.

Government officials in Beijing have sharpened their attacks on Google in recent weeks.

ATLANTIC, Iowa, Aug. 16 — Senator Barack Obama has moved in recent weeks to sharpen his tone noticeably as he fights for the Democratic presidential nomination, increasingly drawing sharp contrasts with his rivals and seeking to turn criticism of his foreign policy credentials into a fresh argument for change.

For Mr. Biden, who has given five speeches in recent weeks designed to sharpen the differences between the candidates on key issues, it was a chance to return to his foreign-policy wheelhouse.

But in recent weeks Mr. Chávez has sharpened his tone and filled out his schedule.

In recent weeks, most Democratic candidates have sharpened their arguments, contending that Mr. Bush's with-us-or-against-us approach -- an approach embodied in the "National Security Strategy of the United States" that Ms. Rice drafted -- has made the United States more vulnerable and alienated allies.