Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meeting with visiting Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman in Tehran on Monday, predicted the Syrian conflict would escalate far beyond its borders if other regional nations continued to aid the Syrian opposition.
The news spread quickly -- very quickly -- and it was fortunate that both Fisher and Barnes came away with only some scratches and that things did not escalate far enough to warrant pressing charges. .
Demonstrations escalated far beyond the capital, especially in the western regions of Ukraine, where protesters seized government buildings and, in some places, set them on fire.
Insiders like Logan Sama claim that the dispute had escalated far beyond song lyrics, and Crazy had extremely heated lyrical battles with fellow MCs Dizzee Rascal and Bruza that never led to horrific crimes like this.
Supporters of Mr. Utzon said that an unreasonably low construction estimate made it seem as though costs had escalated far more than they had, and that Mr. Utzon had been treated unfairly.
The episode illustrates the intensity and bitterness of a fight that in the view of Mr. Gay and others, has escalated far beyond arguing over how to treat rats and dogs and monkeys.
The company argued that it lost money on the individual market in California last year, that medical costs were escalating far faster than inflation, and that the recession was causing relatively healthy individuals to drop coverage, driving up average costs for the remaining, less healthy enrollees.
The new, never-before-heard claims from women who have come forward in the past two weeks with unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they say occurred 30, 40, or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity.
Other experts, such as Alexander Rahr at the German-Russian Forum, an organisation for informal exchanges between the two countries, think that doing without Russian gas is at best years away.There are many more measured steps to be taken before things escalate that far.
But to escalate price far beyond going rates speaks more to Russian buyers' efforts to brand themselves and the vanity associated with owning the most expensive home in the world.
It will be interesting to see what lesson, if any, brands draw from the event, especially as the Cruise shows continue to escalate in far-flung destinations.
