Sentence examples for sharpened over from inspiring English sources
His timing has sharpened over the years and his mistakes have decreased commensurately.
Analysts said the jobs report reduced optimism just as concerns had sharpened over credit conditions in Europe and the economy in China.
At the same time, arguments have sharpened over how much it will cost the economy to cut the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels, which are linked to climate change.
The dispute over Opel sharpened over the weekend when Labor Minister Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, said Sunday that it was the responsibility of the state to rescue Opel.
As the confrontation between the United States and Iraq sharpened over the last several months, the price of a barrel of oil jumped from the mid-$20's to almost $40 by early March, putting a serious drag on growth worldwide, economists say.
Still, the way Mr. McCain responded to the hurricane from the moment he surprised convention organizers here by raising the possibility that he might suspend the convention to the decision to head to Mississippi — is perhaps the strongest evidence to date of how much his organization has sharpened over the summer.
Like the headlight of a distant, oncoming car, this little patch of light will slowly brighten and sharpen over the eons.
Some hope a deal would open a channel for greater co-operation with Iran at a time when tensions between the country and powerful Gulf Arab states are sharpening over crises everywhere from Iraq to Syria and Yemen.
The long struggle in Northern Ireland also sharpened divisions over Israel.
Ossorio used the wax-resist technique, often drawing with sharpened candles over one layer of watercolor and under another, which made the figures look spectral and otherworldly.
The proposed legislation sharpened debate over the question of whether Israel could be both Jewish and democratic, with equal rights for its one million Arab citizens.
