1.   The news heightened expectations that the long-drawn-out investigation might be coming to a close.

2.   An economic report yesterday underlined recent official figures that suggested slower growth, which heightened expectations that interest rates will remain unchanged after the meeting.

3.   Any indication that Greenspan thinks stocks are overvalued would heighten expectation the Fed might raise lending rates to harness growth.

4.   Austin Powers has put Myers back on top, but it has also brought with it heightened expectations of popularity that may not be realistically attainable.

5.   A flurry of off-season signings has heightened expectations.

6.   A division title would only have delivered one or two more playoff games and would have heightened fan expectations to do it again.

7.   A much larger gain would heighten expectations of another interest-rate increase by the Fed, depressing stocks and bonds, Simon said.

8.   But the danger in a television show leaping onto the big screen is that viewers now have heightened expectations.

9.   Copper surged to a one-year high after another drop in stockpiles heightened expectations that robust industrial demand could make supplies scarce.

10.   Federal officials, he said, did not want to heighten public expectations because they did not know if the vaccine could be used.