The White House today blamed Hamas for the escalation of the violence in the Middle East. |
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There is no redemption from punishment as rigid as this, it would seem, only escalation. |
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The next step in technology escalation is the addition of a stand-alone personal computer. |
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Finding mechanisms that can react fast enough to prevent escalation could prove problematic. |
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They appear to be at particular risk for initiation and escalation of marijuana and illicit drug use and consequences. |
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Then if you are caught drink driving as well, for the drink drive crime, you face an escalation in the maximum disqualification period. |
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In many ways, it's simply been an escalation of the firepower on both sides without necessarily effecting a major change in the outcome. |
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The order is aimed at deterring anti-social behaviour and preventing escalation of the behaviour, without recourse to criminal sanctions. |
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Failure to respond to treatment should trigger an escalation in the invasiveness of the monitoring. |
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In those days, the price of electricity was nominal, and few foresaw the major escalation of utility costs that lay ahead. |
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He said the issues behind the cost escalation were being addressed by the council chief executive. |
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His actions have not been recognised as an escalation of domestic abuse that culminated in another case of femicide. |
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Since we have been banned there has been an escalation of poaching of shellfish and perlemoen. |
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Then my colleague asked a totally different question about the issue of price and the huge escalation in price since this time last year. |
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The first signs that all is not well may be anything from a slow escalation of irritable behaviour to a sudden explosion of violence. |
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It marks a major escalation in the assault on civil liberties and democratic rights. |
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Both had a vested interest in the continuation of the Cold War and the escalation of the hot war in Vietnam. |
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You could try inserting a materials-price escalation clause into contracts. |
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Successive governments have been clueless about the continuing escalation of crime in our nation. |
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Later, escalation in steel prices forced the authorities to make a decision to increase the project cost, delaying work. |
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The contract price did not contain an escalation clause, although this would have been difficult with the daily fluctuations in livestock prices. |
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I have in mind the escalation of violent quarrels and feuds, particularly in a tribal culture. |
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Clearly, the escalation of U. S. troops in Baghdad failed to meet its mission. |
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Opposition leaders have also played a direct role in the escalation of violence. |
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This report was understood to detail the escalation in human rights abuses since the presidential elections last March. |
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The Chilean Student Confederation announced plans for mass rallies across the country this Thursday in an escalation of the struggle. |
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The increase on attacks against children is in line with the escalation in attacks on adults in the same period. |
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The amazing, continued escalation of AK47 hype has certainly not gone away. |
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An escalation in vandalism has been reported by residents since Christmas and some are now at their wits end. |
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And that then leads to the kind of escalation across the border that is quick likely. |
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Each side reacts to the actions of the other in a continuing escalation of reciprocal acts. |
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Activists need to call members' meetings where they pass resolutions calling for escalation of the action. |
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Retaliation could easily lead to a tit-for-tat escalation that would be difficult to halt short of general war. |
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He said there were many factors responsible for escalation in militancy-related violence. |
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The political escalation of the Chinese exchange rate question raises difficult issues of a face saving nature for the Chinese government. |
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Jiang said the beatings represented a sharp escalation of a recent campaign by the Shanghai authorities to silence Mr. Zheng. |
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Otherwise, there is a risk of creating hepatic lipidosis in cats, and a toxic cascade in all animals, with an escalation of oxidative damage. |
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We felt that this was an insufficient strategy, given the continued escalation of HIV infections. |
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While the Government dithers, the project continues to suffer mind-boggling cost escalation at the rate of Rs. 55 lakh a day. |
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The escalation of events in West Asia was also always planned, right along with the ascension of the accidental president. |
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Putting out an eerily similar editorial is liable to lead to escalation now. |
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The consequences would be a rapid, continuous, and sizable escalation of oil prices in the short and long term. |
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Even before the dramatic escalation of hostilities yesterday, two Labor MPs publicly dissented from Labor's position. |
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It can only mean an escalation of political tensions throughout the Middle East. |
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The homebound father of three now believes that escalation is all but inevitable. |
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This has always put Arabs aback, made them vulnerable and eager to avoid uncalculated escalation. |
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Further violence and escalation of the events into a civil war would only alienate him from the bulk of the Ukrainian people. |
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This meant escalation of the pain that had been held in abeyance. |
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From there, the concatenation of escalation led to Israel's preemptive attack. |
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Nor will Russia be dislodged from Crimea or deterred from further escalation by military force. |
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Perhaps the progression of colour throughout the film could serve as an analogy to the growth of Hughes' own achievements, alongside the escalation of his mental illness. |
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In short, it had all the makings of a nuclear attack drill, part of an escalation in long-range Russian operations worldwide. |
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Along with Ukrainian authorities, Russian radio listeners also expressed concerns about escalation of the conflict. |
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It follows an escalation of vandalism and loutishness in both resorts over recent months and a determination by town councillors to crack down on the anti-social behaviour. |
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Self-defense training and kata can prepare us to respond to this secondary level attack, preventing the escalation to a tertiary level of confrontation. |
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The real escalation is in our narcissistic preoccupation with ourselves. |
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An important mission tackled by engineer units is preparing touchdown pads for helicopters so as to assure timely airlifts to a conflict escalation area. |
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The multistage social learning model asserts that an important factor in escalation of adolescent substance use is having peers who encourage and engage in substance use. |
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But the escalation of repression requires more and more troops, and the military is already straining against the limitations of a volunteer army. |
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The U.S. should do no less to prevent escalation into a preventable protracted war. |
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This debate escalation is somewhere between silly and dumb and serves no public good. |
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Be certain the Web selling system provides this escalation or safety valve feature so customers can easily request a chat, email or callback from someone. |
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Japan had hoped that the resumption of talks in September would help the countries settle the issue and stave off mounting cries on both sides for further escalation. |
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This ability might represent an escalation in an arms race between superb fairy-wrens and cuckoos, the researchers suggest in the March 13 Nature. |
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The film delves into hidden family secrets, dramatising the escalation of an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister who have been recently reacquainted. |
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I think Democrats were sucker-punched on the timing of this escalation. |
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However bad the economic picture, it pales into significance when viewed against the escalation of serious criminal activity in the country today. |
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In the cold war, conventional doctrine held that the fear of mutual destruction would forever circumscribe escalation beyond the conventional battlefield. |
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After a lull of about two months, the two sides resumed fighting, and the escalation of tension has reached the point where the December agreement is as good as dead. |
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In my experience there is always escalation in these sorts of problems. |
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However, the nature of escalation of violence appears to be different. |
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All signs point to an escalation of state repression over the next week. |
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Fires come in three strengths, each phase an escalation of the last. |
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Any escalation in the war of words is clearly worrisome, of course. |
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But there is something quite desperate about the escalation of force. |
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Commanders have vowed no repeat of such an escalation this time around. |
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With pricing uncertainty making hard-dollar contracts risky, industry associations are petitioning government agencies for relief through escalation clauses on new contracts. |
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None of the contractors protected itself with a price escalation clause. |
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The speed with which the escalation takes place is breathtaking. |
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It is entirely coincidental if this method generates an escalation charge that equals a property's actual cost experience. |
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Rank and file officers plan the stay away as an escalation of their battle with the Government. |
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A U.S. escalation of bombing in Iraq and Syria would send it soaring. |
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This bullying continuum illustrates the progressive escalation from harmless banter to bullying and criminal behaviours. |
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The rapid escalation of wildlife poaching and the flow of illegal wildlife products to China have raised alarm in Africa. |
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Temporary escalation wards operating during busy periods are mainly staffed by agency nurses unfamiliar with the hospital system. |
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However, meteorological conditions over Britain were not favourable for flying and prevented an escalation in air operations. |
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Most historians argue that the escalation in size and scope came from two sources. |
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Given the escalation of spectrum use throughout the world, the alternative to sharing is reallocation. |
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Louis feared a further escalation of the conflict against this formidable coalition. |
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Prospect theory predictions when escalation is not the only chance to recover sunk costs. |
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He was reviled by Covenanters, and his murder in 1679 led to an escalation of hostilities. |
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Wilde's professional success was mirrored by an escalation in his feud with Queensberry. |
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The concern is that a public accusation would result in an escalation. |
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Many feared an escalation into a general war with Communist China, and even nuclear war. |
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During the night the situation turned violent as the escalation by riot police and protesters damaged portions of the square. |
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The marginal utility of further escalation is rapidly declining. |
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The British Museum clarified that the change was purely logistical to save space in the main museum entrance and did not reflect any escalation in threat. |
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We are realising now that the cost escalation is opportunity cost. |
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The logic offered up by the gun maximalists only encourages an escalation in the nation's internal small-arms race and expands a culture of fear, suspicion, and intimidation. |
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With all sides viewing these as a decisive escalation to end the Syrian war in a way that preserves Assad rule, they have responded with maximalism of their own. |
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Elite anticrime Rapid Action Battalion joined police in patrolling streets as the capital streets took a deserted look fearing escalation of violence. |
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In the long run, the facile tu quoque arguments, such as those offered by Massu on the Alleg case, can only lead to an endless escalation of horror and degradation. |
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With the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War, local villagers under threat of attack were formed into localized militia to protect their families and homes. |
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Annual escalation clauses in employment contracts can specify retroactive or future percentage increases in worker pay which are not tied to any index. |
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According to Finjan, the NeoSploit 2 toolkit marks a serious escalation of Crimeware potential, since it uses the Software-as-a-Service business model. |
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I think it would be a very grave mistake to have an escalation of rhetoric or of deeds, especially an escalation toward violence,'' he told reporters. |
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The Dark Knight trilogy explored themes of chaos, terrorism, escalation of violence, financial manipulation, utilitarianism, mass surveillance, and class conflicts. |
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Like the arms race, the war on drugs has involved a version of symmetrical escalation between the purveyors of illegal drugs and the drug warriors. |
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For his part, Kobler praised Hakeems concepts, asserting that the UN agrees with his views in adopting dialogue, without escalation, to get out of current crisis. |
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An issue of concern to Bulgaria is whether local authorities adhere to the principle of proportional mobilization in case of escalation in the Donbass region. |
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This will act as a reminder to Putin that this escalation of military pressure that he thought he had eminent deniability for is fraught with massive risk. |
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The manager ensures that the escalation team generates a continuous stream of root cause analysis exercises and the subsequent corrective actions. |
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Escalation in firewood prices and air pollution led to the establishment of electric crematoria. |
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