Of course this is all an Obama fantasy, reinforced by Obama's deep disdain for our allies in the region, Israel and the Saudis, who are also the ones most worried by Russia's escalating influence.
Amid concern about Beijing's increasing influence in Australian institutions and an escalating international backlash against Confucius institutes, this arrangement, signed in 2011, is coming under renewed scrutiny.
From their perspective, the story of investor activism isn't an optimistic narrative about the increasing influence of owners on how businesses are run; it's an escalating horror story about shareholders' ignorance and presumption.
Sedentary lifestyle is an escalating epidemic.
"Its like an escalating arms race.
Kidney disease is an escalating burden all over the world.
The halt came after an escalating series of interventions that culminated in the suspension of trading in more than half the listed companies and strict instructions not to sell that were issued to anyone the government controlled or could influence.
A patient needed an escalating dose of pain medicine.
It is an escalating burden on our families and businesses.
Osteoporosis is an escalating global problem.
This is much nicer than an escalating heated argument.
