Discussions about Iran's nuclear activities have intensified among the five permanent United Nations Security Council members and Germany.

VOA: special.2010.04.17

A mobile army of metaphors, metonymies, anthropomorphisms in short, a sum of human relations which became poetically and rhetorically intensified," "and are now no longer of account as coins but are debased."

一支由暗喻，转喻，拟人组成的机动部队,简单来说，人们之间的关系,诗意般地在修辞上加强了“,人们之间的关系不再值钱，而被贬低了“

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Almost two hundred thousand Tamil civilians in the north have been displaced since fighting intensified in January.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The recall has also intensified questions about all the computer control systems used in modern cars.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

This week, President Obama continued to push for health reform as debate over his plan intensified.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Operations have intensified. More than four hundred American and coalition troops have been killed so far this year, more than during all of last year.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

There can be no peace if economic resources that ought to be devoted to social and economic reconstruction are to be diverted to an intensified competition in armaments."

VOA: special.2011.05.05

Losses have only been intensified by the recession.

VOA: special.2009.03.21

The stolen materials intensified questions about global warming.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

These intensified after a terrorist attack in January killed three people on the eve of the Africa championship in Angola.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

The drone strikes have really intensified under his tenure. He famously,after much deliberation, is increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

"People don't realize that President Obama has really intensified the effort to go after al-Qaida central in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

But the shooting has intensified the controversy in Israel over the growing prominence of the country's gay community.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

Republicans have seen their standing in the polls improve as their opposition to health care has intensified.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

But just moments after he spoke the debate intensified, as former Vice President Dick Cheney took strong issue with the Obama administration's Guantanamo policy.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Some analysts think that the push to reach a ceasefire has momentarily intensified the conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

Some statement," Republican Congressman Bob Inglis implied that the administration's efforts to employ intensified diplomacy with Iran might be affecting funding decisions for specific democracy projects.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Critics say that a growing Taliban insurgency across Afghanistan combined with an increase of thousands of new foreign troops has intensified fighting in Afghanistan leading to more civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Last year at this time, governments around the world intensified efforts to contain a deadly flu virus that killed scores of people in Mexico and quickly spread around the world.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

Instead,his goal will be to ease tensions between the United States and the world's Muslims tensions intensified by the Iraq war and a lack of progress in the Middle East peace process.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

With Iran now facing intensified pressure to provide a complete account of all of its enrichment and any weapons-related activities, revelation of the new enrichment facility reinforced the determination of U.S.lawmakers to move ahead with tougher sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

As Somalis prepare to observe the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam rebels appeared to have made good on their vow to mark the start of Ramadan with intensified attacks against the government and the African Union mission in Mogadishu known as AMISOM.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Speaking for the Transitional Federal Government, Idd BedelMohamed, Deputy Permanent Minister of Somalia at the United Nations, read a statement accusing al-Shabaab and some hardliners of rejecting reconciliation,and acknowledged that the transitional government faces intensified attacks: "Insurgent groups continue to attack Somali government and AMISOM forces with a new influx of foreign fighters allied and in support of al-Shabaab and its radical agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26