Anxiety is very high, and opposition to the plant by residents and elected officials is intensifying.

In recent days, concern and opposition to the measure has intensified, as a number of committee members have said they will not vote for the arena.

It was significant because opposition to the German occupation intensified as a result.

"In a way, opposition has intensified," said Mr. Gaudioso, "because the easy sites have already been built."

Religious opposition to certain archaeological practices in Israel began in the late 1970s and intensified through the 1980s.

In Britain, which has not adopted the euro, opposition to possible future participation has intensified.

By then opposition to ERA had intensified and expanded.

Now, in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, opposition to Indian Point is intensifying.

The peasantry was also aggrieved, and between 1846 and 1848 opposition to Sturdza intensified.

In light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, public opposition intensified.