Sentence examples for escalation of hostility from inspiring English sources
Citizens' groups fear an escalation of hostility toward the police if the investigations do not result in charges or if there are more shootings.
One result of this pandering to populism has been an escalation of hostility shown to those daring to propose Evans might return to professional football.
SOUTH ASIA -- In an escalation of hostility set off by Pakistan's failure to clamp down on two groups accused of attacking the Indian Parliament, the two nuclear-armed nations cut off bus and air links, restricted one another's diplomats and massed their armies at the border.
In Tehran, politicians across the board said Wednesday that if the United States proceeded with plans to declare the Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist organization, the action would only unify politicians in Iran and lead to an escalation of hostility between the countries.
At the UN, a ceasefire along the 38th parallel was proposed to China on December 11 , 1950in order to avoid any further escalation of hostility between China and US.
The students worry about new rules for student visas and the escalation of hostilities in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
This latest escalation of hostilities between the two neighbours makes the prospect of a wider intervention a notch likelier.
Reminds me of our wedding night that," replied Charlie, which struck me as an unnecessary escalation of hostilities.
The important question is whether Nato opts for an unnecessary escalation of hostilities, a dangerous game of tit-for-tat, or a properly calibrated and proportionate response.
In August 2008, following an escalation of hostilities between Russia and Georgia over the separatist region of South Ossetia, Georgia announced its intention to withdraw from the CIS.
The earlier ambivalence of Arab and Muslim governments, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in particular, to participate aggressively in the American campaign against terrorism stems from a legitimate fear that an escalation of hostilities would incense their citizens and undermine their political stability.
