Word: heightened
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...violate a government ban on selling dog meat for human consumption. Although some critics claim that many of the butchered dogs are stolen pets, speciality shops continue to sell dog meat soups, which are often advertised as "tonic soups" or "bow-wow soups." Superstition holds that these soups heighten male sexual prowess...
Schnairsohn employs a flashing applause sign to help heighten the sense of meta-theatre. This works well during this early stages of the wonderful first scene, but over the course of the play it grows overly gimmicky; ostensibly mimicking the notion of an impossibly receptive live studio audience while in fact becoming nearly dependent...
...HASTE and Safetywall heighten awareness and safety, but no program offers foolproof protection...
Students have taken the initiative to form safety organizations that both heighten awareness of safety issues on campus and deal practically with the realities of student life...
...cover was one element of a public emergence that served to heighten Morris' visibility and, subsequently, make his fall more newsworthy. In addition, he told colleagues he was upset with TIME's characterization of him as, among other things, "a rogue...