"If the stakes are high, the result of the pool could create disharmony in the workplace, and the problems could escalate," says employment law expert B. David Joffe of the law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
"There's a sense this could quickly escalate," said the Western official, who works closely on north-south issues in Sudan and is not authorized to speak publicly.
Before the incident could escalate, Chrebet said, he put his arm around Brian Elias's waist and led him outside.
"Then it escalates," said Williams, 68.
The fact that the race is tight has contributed to tensions, which some say could escalate on Thursday if there are any complaints about the fairness of the voting process.
On the negative side, Dr. Jackson Alleyne said, schools could escalate the curriculum with the additional time, adding more academics than are usually covered in kindergarten, although she does not know of any specific instances of this in Connecticut.
In a mini-tax revolt that some say could escalate into an effort to recall the entire five-member township committee, groups are forming on such streets as Euclid Avenue, Walton Road and Wyoming Avenue over new property tax assessments with increases ranging from 25percentto85percentcent.
Jack McCalmon, owner of the McCalmon Group, which works for employers and insurers to help them reduce risk, said that disagreements could escalate in a home, becoming more emotional than they would in a traditional workplace.
At that time, the administration grew fearful that the conflict could escalate into a nuclear exchange, officials said, citing both states' relatively poor intelligence about each other's intentions and movements and their lack of direct communications.
It is also feared that Boko Haram could escalate attacks to undermine the elections," says the International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest report on the insecurity plaguing Nigeria.
