Sentence examples for a substantial escalation from inspiring English sources

Israeli military officials repeated their assertion that the use of the rocket marked a substantial escalation of the conflict that called for strong measures.

Junior doctors have already staged six walkouts this year as part of their campaign against the proposed new contract being imposed on them by the government, but Stephenson said the BMA was now planning "a substantial escalation" of the dispute.

The implicit threat of not only ratcheting up the drone strikes but also launching more covert American ground raids would mark a substantial escalation of the administration's counterterrorism campaign.

"A substantial escalation of the sovereign debt crisis would, of course, have an adverse impact on the German financial system, too," said Sabine Lautenschläger, a member of the Bundesbank's executive board who is responsible for bank regulation.

Military authorities in Ukraine believe the number of Russian troops within and close to its borders has risen to more than 50,000, raising fears of a substantial escalation in the conflict raging in Ukraine's eastern regions.

One supports a robust strategy of counter-insurgency, requiring a substantial escalation of troops that would bring the total number of U.S. forces to as many as 100,000.

"I think that would push it over the brink and then we'd be looking at a more substantial escalation of the situation, perhaps even a war".

He defended the EU's "calibrated" approach to the situation in Ukraine from criticism it was being too soft on Russia, saying "far-reaching" economic sanctions would result in the event of a substantial further escalation.

President Obama is preparing to travel to West Pont to announce a revised strategy to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, which is reported to include a substantial military escalation.

His Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said, quoted by the Russian Interfax news agency, that if heavy weapons were withdrawn "we'll be able to speak of a substantial de-escalation of the current conflict".

It's not the threat to the physical environment that is the chief source of concern, but rather that the tests breach a significant barrier on the path leading to deployment, and have a substantial risk of triggering escalation as other nations respond.