Several factors are responsible for the cost escalation.

Third escalation of expectations.

The Azerbaijani Republic is fully responsible for the escalation of the military operations.

Furthermore, deployment of chemical weapons invites escalation.

Otherwise, rising sectarian tensions and violence hold the potential for escalation into serious civil strife.

These actions constitute an escalation and are unacceptable.

the escalation in Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon

The Department told the Board that the escalation in project budgets was a cause for concern.

The developed countries must remove tariff escalation for such processed exports from the least developed countries.

This escalation occurred without using weapons of mass destruction.

Neither side is interested in escalation or a breakdown.

We must also note the escalation in political violence.

Indeed, opinion polls conducted in Gaza show a spike in support for Hamas after every Israeli escalation.

Azerbaijan remains responsible for the expansion of the conflict and the escalation of violence in the area.

He believes there could be an escalation of the crisis

In December 2009, the protests saw an escalation in violence.

Territorial disputes, in particular, can lead to a military escalation.

The leaders of Azerbaijan bear full responsibility for the consequences of the escalation of hostilities in the region.

Let us work together to avert the escalation of conflict situations.

Crises and conflicts provide fertile ground for escalation of the activities of terrorist groups whose victims are innocent people.

This should put a break on long run escalation of home prices.

Events have shown that this policy leads to an escalation of violence.

If some people have interpreted this military escalation on the Gaza Strip

10. For the past 39 years, UNC has been vital in preventing the escalation of hostilities on the Korean peninsula.

(e) The dangers of escalation of the conflict if the parties turn their backs on the search for negotiated solutions.

At this point, there are serious risks for the escalation and widening of the conflict into a general one in Europe.

At that time, no one had foreseen the escalation of the AIDS pandemic.

These circumstances apply to the recent escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

The escalation of violence is related also to a deteriorating socio economic situation.

108. The first is the rapid escalation of internal conflicts and civil strife.

We are very concerned at renewed escalation of fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

We are witnessing a most disturbing escalation of armed conflict around the world.

UNIFIL has called upon the Israeli authorities to halt such actions, as firing across the withdrawal line has the potential for escalation.

There was need for the reduction and or elimination of export subsidies, domestic support, tariff peaks and escalation, and non tariff barriers.

The collaborative agenda for preventive diplomacy would include conflict forecasting, conflict avoidance or prevention, conflict management, and the prevention of conflict escalation.

We condemn UNITA for the escalation of the military actions and for the continued massacre of innocent civilians and the destruction of the infrastructure in Angola.

The escalation of revolts against the monarchy eventually led to the unification with Italy.

(d) Cost escalation due to the delays experienced in the implementation of the project.

The operation did not take place, thus averting a further escalation of the situation.

The likelihood of an escalation of the conflict there is a matter of fact.

The appalling escalation of terror and violence in Rwanda demonstrates the truth of this.

The central authorities have recognized the link between abuses, unrest, and the need to develop legal services for preventing the escalation of disputes.

The rocket firing incident across the Blue Line into Israel in May, perpetrated by unidentified armed elements, carried significant potential for military escalation.

China s government must implement prudent macroeconomic policies now to minimize escalation of these risks later.

Despite the alarming escalation in violence, fears of civil war in Kenya are probably exaggerated.