Sentence examples for for a sharp escalation from inspiring English sources
By evening, Israel had issued a stern warning that it was examining all possible responses, signaling the potential for a sharp escalation in the area.
As hundreds of extremists from across the world gathered at a training camp in Kent today to learn direct-action tactics, the ultra-hardline wing of the movement warned the UK to brace itself for a sharp escalation in violent activity.
By the time he wrote the book, however, Bradley had come to believe in limits on campaign spending and blamed Hanna for a sharp escalation in campaign costs.
The action was welcomed by President Álvaro Uribe's government for its fight against Marxist rebels but condemned by human rights monitors, who warned of a sharp escalation in Colombia's conflict.
Gazprom's decision to cut off supplies to Ukraine, as well as demand that Ukraine pay for all gas in advance, was a sharp escalation of the fight over pricing.
MOSCOW — Ukraine's parliament on Monday voted in favor of President Petro Poroshenko's motion to introduce martial law in parts of the country for 30 days starting Wednesday, triggering a sharp escalation with neighboring Russia.
The American shift toward a more peripheral role in peace efforts represents another retreat from Washington's once broad designs for Afghanistan, where the surge, along with a sharp escalation of nighttime raids by Special Operations Forces against Taliban field commanders, were partly aimed at forcing the Taliban into negotiations, making a Western withdrawal more feasible.
The Massive Ordnance Air Blast — a 20,000-pound weapon dubbed the "mother of all bombs" — shot flames and smoke into the sky for more than four hours and marked a sharp escalation of U.S. operations against Islamic State's affiliate in South Asia.
Edinburgh council is refusing to pay the latest private finance initiative charges for the 17 schools shut down because of safety fears in a sharp escalation of the controversy over the potentially dangerous buildings.
His letter represents a sharp escalation in the row between Miliband and the Mail group.
Recent months have seen a sharp escalation of high-profile, illegal weapons trials.
