31.  The physical nature of the game, women say, has boosted their confidence and assertiveness and heightened their sense of teamwork and responsibility.

32.  The number of Cubans fleeing has accelerated this year because drought and a low sugar harvest have heightened the sense of desperation on the island.

33.  The playing field is pitched below grade, which heightens the sense of enclosure.

34.  The power, the force and the scent of blood in the water, they all heighten the senses.

35.  The same might be said of her work as a whole, which heightens the senses the way the sky does just before rain.

36.  The situation heightens the sense that the industry contributes little to the island.

37.  Their worry has heightened the sense of urgency in recovering debris from the water, said Joseph Cantamessa Jr., an FBI special agent in charge.

38.  They want to streamline production, boost utility and heighten the senses with elements of surprise.

39.  Top officials empathized with the victims, heightening the sense of crisis.

40.  We knew it was only a matter of time before computers would be wired into our clothing and even be used to heighten our senses.