| At the spiritual level, too, there is a stepped-up activity with everyone turning a little more pious and God-fearing. |
| The city passed an ordinance that regulated open-air roasting and stipulated the use of stepped-up technology to abate the pollution. |
| To reach this goal, deep-seated problems must be subjected to a stepped-up attack. |
| Typical of the stepped-up efforts to keep terrorists at bay is the operation at Laredo, Tex., and its twin city across the border, Nuevo Laredo. |
| There are stepped-up air patrols, surface-to-air missiles at critical points, and tougher security checks for travelers. |
| At the other extreme, California's governor interpreted very skimpy information about threats to the state's bridges as a reason for public announcement and stepped-up protection. |
