City have been monitoring Sané since December 2013 and have now stepped up their interest.
CBS has also stepped up its interest in UK drama and last week commissioned a pilot of Channel 4 transatlantic drama NY-LON.
Fossil fuel interests stepped up donations during the past financial year, with the Australian arm of the US coal company Peabody donating $50,000 to the Liberals and $25,000 to the Nationals.
Training of staff will be stepped up, again by working with interest groups to ensure coaching is appropriate.
While Mr. Hollande comes from the pro-European wing of the Socialist Party and is close to Jacques Delors, the former European Commission president, he has also stepped up talk of defending French interests and parliamentary sovereignty.
The Chinese authorities stepped up their growth-slowing efforts on Tuesday by staging their first interest rate increase since late 2007.
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Renato Sanches, the Benfica wonderkid who is drawing rave reviews in Portugal and could now be set for Old Trafford.
The Met, which happily seems to have stepped up its interest in design shows, has chosen that exposition year of 1925 as the kickoff for two new ones.
With Anderson at Fiorentina on loan, it is believed David Moyes has stepped up his interest in 23-year-old Gundogan whose contract expires in 18 months and is valued at £25m.
Jose Mourinho's assistant, Jose Morais, watched the Serbian play on Sunday in Benfica's 2-0 victoveroverivalsls Porto, as the Blues stepped up their interest in their former player.
