Sentence examples for potential to escalate from inspiring English sources

That situation would have the potential to escalate to nuclear war..

The language is too inflammatory, they said, and had the potential to escalate a situation.

That situation would have the potential to escalate to nuclear war.

The Clinton administration believes that incursions by Pakistani-backed militants into Indian-held Kashmir have the potential to escalate.

More importantly, the careless actions of a single pilot have the potential to escalate tensions between countries," Wright said.

The issue has the potential to escalate into a long and ugly institutional tussle, further undermining the euro's stability.

A brushing incident at sea, for example, even an inadvertent collision, has the potential to rapidly escalate: One nation's "bumping" is another's "ramming".

"These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death".

"These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death," it said.

The United States, allied to Vietnam and the Philippines, has refused to take sides while warning about the potential for tensions to escalate.

That potential will continue to escalate with current and continued human encroachment into risk areas.