Mr. Daschle warned that an attack on his aide's nomination could only escalate the struggle.
Ryabkov said Washington's measures would only escalate tensions around the culturally splintered ex-Soviet state.
Others argued the opposite, that arms supplies would only escalate the conflict.
She knew that the protests would only escalate and that improving factory conditions would take time.
In the absence of such action, Mr. Putin's ambitions, and his audacity, will only escalate further.
"There is no doubt that we are headed for a series of social crises that will only escalate," he says.
"Provocations under cover of darkness only escalate tensions in a situation that calls for mediation and dialogue," he said.
Throwing its weight behind Colombia's military at this stage will only escalate a war that neither side can win.
The unreasonable fee imposed on physicians for medical waste will only escalate the rising cost of medical care.
That move, Russia says, will only escalate a conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people.
Gonzalez was not eligible for free agency until after the 2014 season, but Colorado was betting that his value, if he continued to perform, would only escalate.
