"Under that theory," one official who has dealt with North Korea often said recently, "even a firefight with the South Koreans might help him, as long as it doesn't escalate into something that threatens the regime".
Ideally, you'll get a few different levels of warning, a hiss may progress to a growl (or vice versa), and you may be able to ignore a brief hiss as long as it doesn't escalate to a growl.
On the economic front, John Cassidy predicts that the nuclear disaster (assuming it does not escalate and require the evacuation of Tokyo) will not "have that much of a long-term impact," and that the tsunami could eventually be a boon for Japan.
Feeling comfortable with disagreement, as long as it does not escalate into something personal or destructive, can lead to much better outcomes.
Thus, while the level of drug use among youth in Suriname is not alarmingly high (yet), prevention measures must be implemented to ensure it does not escalate.
Resource guarding can be a very serious symptom of fear aggression and, if you are seeing this in a puppy, it needs to be addressed ASAP so it does not escalate.
Iraq knew it was coming and was mostly unsurprised, which meant that it didn't escalate.
"We're happy it didn't escalate into a brawl," Divito said.
In retrospect, they didn't need the police," Mayor Bates said, "but I'm just glad it didn't escalate".
"There was a degree of force, if you like, that was used, and I think that's appropriate, but there wasn't, it didn't escalate to a point where police had to present themselves and be in conflict with the people that are in the centre," he said.
"They were talking through ways of finding peace and ways of making sure it didn't escalate further". For the past few years, Wolf and his colleagues have been studying the impact of the Becoming A Man program, which targets at-risk male students in Chicago public schools.
