1.   Verbal exchanges in the days leading up to the opening ceremony had served only to heighten the interest in the event.

2.   At other publishing houses, publicity directors agreed it would be wise to include obvious political destinations on a Gingrich tour because they might heighten media interest.

3.   But while Twister heightened interest, the movie also created misconceptions, according to severe weather experts.

4.   Fears of being sued and being wiped out financially have heightened interest in the limited liability format.

5.   He began a one-man crusade to heighten scientific interest in the condition and in maternal mortality in general.

6.   He heightened interest by attracting national leaders like Abraham Lincoln.

7.   Hughes said he thinks the CBS movie will only heighten interest in the resurrected series.

8.   Interest was further heightened Wednesday when IDEC Pharmaceuticals of San Diego and SmithKline Beecham of Philadelphia suspended testing on a rival arthritis drug called Primatizid.

9.   Mojzsis says that discovery, along with those by Scripps scientists, heighten scientific interest in the Martian surface.

10.   Nickerson tries to arrange the plants to heighten interest, and he emphasizes the foliage.