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Abil Posted 18 years ago
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geo-political temperature of the Middle East

Iran's short and medium-range missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday have sent the geo-political temperature of the Middle East to a new height, with Israeli defense minister warning of his country's readiness to act against Iran.

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Will "pushed" be more fit than "sent"?

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Will "pushed" be more fit than "sent"?
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AbilIran's short and medium-range missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday have sent the geo-political temperature of the Middle East to a new height, with Israeli defense minister warning of his country's readiness to act against Iran.

Are there any mistakes in the sentence? Thanks

Pushed would be good instead of
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Thanks Optilang. Can I use "shooting up" or "heating up" in this sentence?

Iran's short and medium-range missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday have sent the geo-political temperature of the Middle East shooting up / heating up to a new height, with the Israeli defense minister warning of his country's readiness to act against Iran.
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AbilThanks Optilang. Can I use "shooting up" or "heating up" in this sentence?

Iran's short and medium-range missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday have sent the geo-political temperature of the Middle East shooting up / heating up to a new height, with the Israeli defense minister warning of his country's readiness to act against Iran.

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Thanks Optilang.

One more question: can I use "to shoot up" instead of "shooting up" in the sentence?
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have sent the geo-political temperature of the Middle East shooting up a new height

have caused the geo-political temperature of the Middle East to shoot up to a new height

But my preference would be the first version.
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