Sentence examples for stepped up contacts from inspiring English sources

The United States has stepped up contacts with the Northern Alliance, a coalition also known as the United Front, which has been fighting the Taliban.

Since the attacks, the administration has stepped up contacts with the Northern Alliance, a loose anti-Taliban coalition that controls 10percentt of Afghanistan.

But, encouraged by revolutions in other Arab countries [in early 2011], we stepped up contacts inside Syria through Facebook and Twitter with people who could help spark the revolution by protesting against the regime.

ALGONA, Iowa — The Republican candidates for president logged hundreds of highway miles on Saturday as they stepped up contact with voters before a forced interruption for the holidays next week.

However, Moscow has stepped up contact with the Western-backed Syrian opposition and Mr Putin said: "Some armed opposition groups consider it possible to begin active operations against Isis with Russia's support and we are ready to provide such support from the air".

The UK's foreign secretary, William Hague, said last week that Britain is ready to step up contacts with Iranian officials.

So the Clinton administration decided to step up contacts with the Taiwanese armed forces, including mutual visits and training of Taiwanese officers.In 2001, after George Bush became president, the Republican administration strengthened these ties.

On the other side of the continent, the United States is establishing an antiterrorist command center in the tiny nation of Djibouti and stepping up contacts with Ethiopia and Kenya, all in an effort to build alliances in a region where Al Qaeda has been active, especially in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

North Korea would like to encourage as much distance as possible between Washington and Seoul, and it has lately stepped up its contacts with South Korea, after months of very little contact.

The man believed to be the killer had stepped up his contacts with police.

Shortly before the 2003 crackdown, James Cason, head of the US Interests Section in Havana, had stepped up his contacts with Cubans who had voiced opposition to Castro.