"One is the heightened interest across the country in high school football, and two, the interest by advertisers," Freer said.

This heightened interest is both scientific and practical.

This heightened interest in the fact that climate can change.

Middle Eastern studies programs have also reported heightened interest among students.

Outside the television studios, something was stirring in American society, a heightened interest in good food.

Does the heightened interest mean the person likes what he sees or is irritated by it?

Dillon perceived her heightened interest and its implications.

The teams agreed to match the pitchers to create heightened interest in the exhibition game.

That helped to feed heightened interest in foreign stocks in general.

In several states officials have alerted poll workers to expect a heightened interest by the parties in challenging voters.