In the weeks leading to the fight, the talk has intensified.

But in the last week or so, such talk intensified, pushing up the company's stock price.

Iraq's political process inched forward on Wednesday night, with leaders saying that talks over the formation of a permanent government had intensified.

A trade with Oakland is not as certain, but talks could intensify in the next few weeks.

People familiar with the situation said those talks had intensified in the last four days.

Their talks had intensified in recent days, Mr. Riley said.

With a state budget now in place, the talks between the Mayor and the Council will intensify in the next few days.

The two companies have been in talks for months, according to one executive, but the talks intensified in the last 45 days.

And talk of some sort of agreement has intensified in the last week.

The talk intensified and the hard subtraction continued.