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    intensifying
    [ adj ]
    increasing in strength or intensity
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    Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intensified}; p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Intensifying}.] [Intense + -fly.]
    To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to
    intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to
    intensify animosity. --Bacon.

    How piercing is the sting of pride
    By want embittered and intensified. --Longfellow.

    intensifying \intensifying\ adj.
    increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:
    {aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative,
    enhancive}; {deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal)
    ] {moderating}
    [WordNet 1.5]

    1. The members differed on the inflation outlook, though they agreed that domestic price pressures didn't appear to be intensifying and that wage increases had remained moderate.
    2. The political conflict is intensifying the deep ethnic rivalries that have existed since the country was united in 1918.
    3. One of Sweden's leading insurers, Skandia, has set up its own banking unit and the Post Office is offering a broader range of banking services. Competition within the Nordic region is also intensifying.
    4. Mr Tony Lancelot, at UBS, said: 'Competition is intensifying in many areas where Lucas operates and recovery is becoming more distant.'
    5. New York's governor unveiled a plan Saturday to lay off or furlough thousands of state workers, and talk of substantial layoffs is intensifying in several other northeastern states.
    6. Talks about merging the two regional sports networks have been intensifying in recent weeks, although officials declined to confirm the negotiations.
    7. Tens of thousands of high school students staged protests today across France, intensifying pressure on education authorities to improve safety at crumbling, crime-ridden public schools.
    8. Given its experience in venue management, DEAG is optimistic about intensifying the utilisation of the Jahrhunderthalle Höchst for concerts, events and congresses.
    9. Brazil's consumer prices grew a record 19.5% in April from March, intensifying speculation that President Jose Sarney would resign, a military coup might take place, price freezes would be announced and banks would be closed.
    10. TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT DIED, intensifying uncertainty about the island's future.
    11. In addition to the $43 billion deficit-reduction plan, the Senate Budget Committee resolution calls for raising $11.1 billion by waiving penalties for Americans who pay their back taxes and by intensifying tax-collection efforts.
    12. To prepare for Europe without borders, more than two-thirds of Europe's publicly traded banks have engaged in mergers, takeovers and collaborations in the past few years. The merger pace is intensifying as 1992 nears.
    13. Morgan, the nation's third-largest banking company, cited intensifying political and economic problems in debtor nations Thursday as it announced that the addition to its reserves would result in a $1.8 billion loss in its current quarter.
    14. Labor costs, frequently blamed for intensifying the nation's inflation problems, rose only slightly in November.
    15. As soybean planting approaching completion, fears are intensifying that a dry summer could lead to tight supplies next year, analysts said.
    16. "The crisis precipitated by the government's detention-without-trial laws is intensifying," their statement added.
    17. But those forecasts quickly ran aground when the dollar plunged in the foreign-exchange markets and when oil prices surged, intensifying inflationary fear among investors.
    18. France, with its own revolutionary heritage, will not repudiate the intensifying cries for change in Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Cameroon and other former colonies.
    19. Debate is intensifying over whether federal crash-test scores really show which new cars are safest.
    20. That has spurred animal rights groups into intensifying efforts to regulate the industry.
    21. As part of its intensifying thrust to revive tobacco sales with a new generation of products, Philip Morris Cos. said it is rolling out a low-smoke cigarette called Superslims under the Virginia Slims brand name.
    22. In addition, they said, sales of color televisions were adversely affected by the political repression in China and camcorder sales turned sluggish under the pressure of intensifying price competition.
    23. The European Community's agriculture commissioner, Ray MacSharry of Ireland, on Monday proposed cutting world farm aid by 30 percent over a decade, intensifying the debate over Europe's huge farm subsidies.
    24. The intensifying pace of multibillion-dollar takeovers and restructurings that rely mainly on borrowed money could severely reshape the U.S. job market and leave thousands of people unemployed, labor economists and consultants said Tuesday.
    25. A moderate scenario, based on a slight intensifying of current drought conditions, would fall midway between the best and worst outlook and would reflect conditions as severe as any drought of the past 25 years, Westhoff said.
    26. With Christmas sales still lagging going into the final weekend of the season, some retailers are intensifying efforts to hook last-minute shoppers by increasing markdowns and putting more merchandise on sale.
    27. It cited the recent treason convictions of four anti-apartheid leaders after a three-year trial and intensifying restrictions on opposition activity.
    28. The pope's announcement came as the Vatican is intensifying its activities in the newly democratic countries of Eastern Europe after decades of oppression from Communist governments.
    29. "The company is facing a general recessionary effect on leisure food products like cookies and crackers and intensifying competition in the snack segment of the business," Mr. Burry said.
    30. It is also clear from accumulated evidence that the use of chemical weapons in the present conflict has been intensifying and has also become more frequent.
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