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Strategies for heightening public interest in defending human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, need to be strengthened.
Необходимо совершенствовать стратегии стимулирования общественного интереса к защите прав человека, в том числе экономических, социальных и культурных прав.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
His head pounded; sweat rolled into his eyes, heightening the sting.
В голове у него гудело, пот заливал глаза, усиливая жгучую боль.
Salvatore, Robert / SojournСальваторе, Роберт / Воин
Воин
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© В. Иванов, перевод, 2002
Sojourn
Salvatore, Robert
© 1991 TSR, Inc.
It went down howling and shrieking, its cries only heightening its companions’ terror.
Он упал, пронзительно крича и завывая. Его вопли только усиливали ужас остальных.
Salvatore, Robert / SojournСальваторе, Роберт / Воин
Воин
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© В. Иванов, перевод, 2002
Sojourn
Salvatore, Robert
© 1991 TSR, Inc.
The technical effect from the use of the proposed group of inventions consists in heightening liquid filtration speed by increasing a flow area and simultaneously by heightening liquid purification efficiency.
Технический результат от использования предлагаемой группы изобретений заключается в повышении скорости фильтрации жидкости за счет увеличения поверхности протекания при одновременном повышении эффективности очистки жидкости.
She sank back into her chair and fell into fitful, though wickedly pleasant, dreams of heightening power.
Она вновь откинулась в кресле и погрузилась в прерывистый, но порочно приятный сон, в котором власть ее все росла и росла.
Salvatore, Robert / HomelandСальваторе, Роберт / Отступник
Отступник
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© А. Кострова, перевод, 2002
Homeland
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
Awareness of the crisis had been heightened and a foundation for effective action laid, but the concerns of those people were still neglected.
Особое внимание было уделено вопросу повышения информированности о кризисе и заложена основа для эффективных действий, однако проблемы этих людей по-прежнему игнорируются.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
In states of heightened awareness I could look back and remember everything about myself; I could give an account of everything I had done in either state; I could even remember my incapacity to recollect.
В состоянии повышенного сознания я мог оглянуться и вспомнить о себе все, я мог дать себе отчет обо всем, что я делал в любом состоянии, я даже мог вспомнить свою неспособность вспомнить.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Fire From WithinКастанеда, Карлос / Огонь изнутри
Огонь изнутри
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1984 by Carlos Castaneda
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Fire From Within
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1984 by Carlos Castaneda
Her flowing chestnut hair still fell about her shoulders in disarray, but that only heightened her attraction for him.
Ее каштановые волосы падали на плечи — все в том же беспорядке, но в его глазах это лишь добавляло ей привлекательности.
Robinson, Peter / Piece Of My HeartРобинсон, Питер / Растерзанное сердце
Растерзанное сердце
Робинсон, Питер
© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.
© А. Капанадзе, перевод на русский язык, 2010
© ООО "Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2010 Издательство Иностранка
Piece Of My Heart
Robinson, Peter
© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.
The partnerships for sustainable development resulting from the World Summit on Sustainable Development had heightened the interest in renewable energy sources.
Партнерские связи в области устойчивого развития, возникшие после Всемирной встречи на высшем уровне вызвали возросший интерес к возобновляемым источникам энергии.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
But he was now married; and she condemned her heart for the lurking flattery, which so much heightened the pain of the intelligence.
Но теперь он был женат, и ока упрекала свое сердце за тайные чаяния, которые столь усугубили боль от рокового известия.
Austen, Jane / Sense and SensibilityОстин, Джейн / Чувство и чувствительность
Чувство и чувствительность
Остин, Джейн
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
Sense and Sensibility
Austen, Jane
© Cambridge University Press 2006
No malice in the unspoken question, simply a bright look of anticipation, the gambler’s fever heightened to furnace intensity.
В немом вопросе не было злорадства, просто глаза блеснули предвкушением игры, возгоревшейся до белого каления страстью игрока.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.
Just as ridiculous and absurd as the fact that the ancients allowed the ocean to beat dully at the shore twenty-four hours a day, while the millions of kilogrammometers of energy residing in the waves went only to heighten lovers' feelings.
Так же смешно и нелепо, как то, что море у древних круглые сутки тупо билось о берег, и заключенные в волнах силлионы килограммометров – уходили только на подогревание чувств у влюбленных.
Замятин, Евгений / МыZamyatin, Yevgeny / We
We
Zamyatin, Yevgeny
© 1972 by Mirra Ginsburg
Мы
Замятин, Евгений
© Молодая гвардия, 1990
But isolating the Palestinian government significantly heightened the chaos in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and has effectively contributed to a deconstruction of statehood.
Но изоляция палестинского правительства существенно усилила хаос на Западном берегу и в секторе Газы, и, фактически, способствовала подрыву палестинской государственности.
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
They recognized IFC's countercyclical role in the face of heightened investor uncertainty and volatility of capital flows to developing countries.
Они отметили также роль МФК в противодействии экономическому спаду в условиях увеличившейся неуверенности инвесторов и колебаний притока капиталов в развивающиеся страны.
© 2010 IFC
© 2010 IFC
The feeling was heightened by the haunting thought that once his father had been high in the hierarchy of a plant such as this. That is, before…
Оно овладевало им еще больше при мысли о том, что его отец когда-то руководил подобным предприятием до тех пор, пока…
Asimov, Isaac / The Caves of SteelАзимов, Айзек / Стальные пещеры
Стальные пещеры
Азимов, Айзек
© Издательство «Детская литература», 1967
The Caves of Steel
Asimov, Isaac
© 1953,1954 by Isaac Asimov

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Collocations

to heighten
повышать
area of heightened military danger
район повышенной военной опасности
heighten anxiety
устранять тревогу
heightened rates
ускоренные темпы
heightened threat
усиливающаяся угроза
heightened danger
повышенная опасность
heightened intelligence
развитый интеллект

Word forms

heighten

verb
Basic forms
Pastheightened
Imperativeheighten
Present Participle (Participle I)heightening
Past Participle (Participle II)heightened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I heightenwe heighten
you heightenyou heighten
he/she/it heightensthey heighten
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am heighteningwe are heightening
you are heighteningyou are heightening
he/she/it is heighteningthey are heightening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have heightenedwe have heightened
you have heightenedyou have heightened
he/she/it has heightenedthey have heightened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been heighteningwe have been heightening
you have been heighteningyou have been heightening
he/she/it has been heighteningthey have been heightening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I heightenedwe heightened
you heightenedyou heightened
he/she/it heightenedthey heightened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was heighteningwe were heightening
you were heighteningyou were heightening
he/she/it was heighteningthey were heightening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had heightenedwe had heightened
you had heightenedyou had heightened
he/she/it had heightenedthey had heightened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been heighteningwe had been heightening
you had been heighteningyou had been heightening
he/she/it had been heighteningthey had been heightening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will heightenwe shall/will heighten
you will heightenyou will heighten
he/she/it will heightenthey will heighten
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be heighteningwe shall/will be heightening
you will be heighteningyou will be heightening
he/she/it will be heighteningthey will be heightening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have heightenedwe shall/will have heightened
you will have heightenedyou will have heightened
he/she/it will have heightenedthey will have heightened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been heighteningwe shall/will have been heightening
you will have been heighteningyou will have been heightening
he/she/it will have been heighteningthey will have been heightening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would heightenwe should/would heighten
you would heightenyou would heighten
he/she/it would heightenthey would heighten
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be heighteningwe should/would be heightening
you would be heighteningyou would be heightening
he/she/it would be heighteningthey would be heightening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have heightenedwe should/would have heightened
you would have heightenedyou would have heightened
he/she/it would have heightenedthey would have heightened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been heighteningwe should/would have been heightening
you would have been heighteningyou would have been heightening
he/she/it would have been heighteningthey would have been heightening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am heightenedwe are heightened
you are heightenedyou are heightened
he/she/it is heightenedthey are heightened
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being heightenedwe are being heightened
you are being heightenedyou are being heightened
he/she/it is being heightenedthey are being heightened
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been heightenedwe have been heightened
you have been heightenedyou have been heightened
he/she/it has been heightenedthey have been heightened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was heightenedwe were heightened
you were heightenedyou were heightened
he/she/it was heightenedthey were heightened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being heightenedwe were being heightened
you were being heightenedyou were being heightened
he/she/it was being heightenedthey were being heightened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been heightenedwe had been heightened
you had been heightenedyou had been heightened
he/she/it had been heightenedthey had been heightened
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be heightenedwe shall/will be heightened
you will be heightenedyou will be heightened
he/she/it will be heightenedthey will be heightened
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been heightenedwe shall/will have been heightened
you will have been heightenedyou will have been heightened
he/she/it will have been heightenedthey will have been heightened