| Their return has re-ignited fears that the bitter feud will escalate again. |
| I'm embarrassed in front of all these people that two grown men allowed a situation like this to escalate the way it did. |
| The union had planned to escalate the industrial action countrywide this week but deferred this after talks were arranged. |
| The silly, liberating antics expected on such occasions escalate at intervals into orgiastic nastiness. |
| By the film's violent climax, we are grimly aware of how immature exploits can quickly escalate to tragedy. |
| Therefore, there is the possibility that a relatively small problem may rapidly escalate into a crisis. |
