Sentence examples for escalated on monday from inspiring English sources

BEIJING — Tensions between China and the United States and its Asian allies escalated on Monday as several well-connected Chinese experts immediately criticized an announcement earlier in the day that the United States and Japan had reached a major agreement to deploy a second advanced missile-defense radar on Japanese territory.

WASHINGTON — The confrontation between the White House and Congressional Democrats escalated on Monday as the House Judiciary Committee asked a federal judge to force Harriet E. Miers, former White House counsel, and Joshua B. Bolten, White House chief of staff, to provide information about the dismissals of federal prosecutors in 2007.

All or nothing warnings from Liberals escalated on Monday.

The news media attention escalated on Monday when Mr. Obama's education secretary, Arne Duncan, acknowledged in a television interview that he also supported same-sex marriage.

The confrontations escalated on Monday, as a major clash occurred about 15 miles outside the capital in the district of Narayanganj, where photographs show stick-wielding protesters fighting police officers in riot gear.

Questions about Parmalat's accounting and debts escalated on Monday, when it said it had not received a $589.9 million payment from an offshore investment fund called Epicurum that was expected last week.

The row over soaring fuel bills escalated on Thursday when Ed Miliband accused SSE, one of the country's big six energy providers, of "ripping off" 7 million customers with an 8.2% price increase.

This escalated on Thursday and continued over the weekend.

The calls for an additional presidential debate moderated by (and aimed at) minorities escalated on Friday.

But as the criticism of the decision to hold the race escalated on Friday, Road Runners continued with its plans.

Maharashtra: In western Maharashtra, protests by sugar cane farmers demanding better prices for their crop escalated on Wednesday, IBN Live reported.