1.   AOL has been under heightened scrutiny since Wednesday when Yahoo, a competitor and Internet bellwether, said it would fall short of revenue expectations.

2.   But if the Mets sputter, there will be heightened scrutiny on a manager who is already in the glare.

3.   But the agreement may have created far bigger problems for the government, which is facing heightened scrutiny of its use of taxpayer money.

4.   Civil libertarians contend that the heightened scrutiny has discouraged illegal immigrants from seeking marriage, which case law has held to be a fundamental right protected under the Constitution.

5.   Credit-ratings analysts say energy-trading companies have grown too rapidly in recent years and the heightened scrutiny was long overdue.

6.   Federal examiners had just put the savings and loan association under heightened scrutiny because of its deteriorating financial condition.

7.   Heightened public scrutiny has forced the industry to propose a variety of self-imposed guidelines, such as a ban on outpatient mastectomies.

8.   If it does, CalJet will face heightened scrutiny by the FAA for its first five years.

9.   In addition to heightened scrutiny of visitors, ducks from the Peabody Orlando hotel that are usually brought in for the opening ceremony will not make it today.

10.   In addition, goods flowing out of the country are also likely to receive heightened scrutiny.