As he takes a slight lead in the polls, that scrutiny intensifies as voters consider the four years ahead.

But as the scrutiny of corporate books intensified, a more disquieting truth settled in.

And at a moment when both the competition and the scrutiny have intensified, the frayed edges are beginning to show.

The scrutiny has intensified with each game.

Indeed, this week the scrutiny will intensify as the company approaches a deadline to file financial disclosures.

After the war, scrutiny of the emperors role in the war and militarism intensified.

During the holiday season, when the lion's share of most retailers' annual sales are made, the incremental scrutiny intensifies.

As scrutiny intensifies, Bertelsmann's executives are responding with a mix of diplomacy and mild frustration.

In Washington, a senior State Department official said today that scrutiny of the two groups would intensify.

But if Woods does not contend and has another poor week striking the ball, the scrutiny will only intensify.