Sentence examples for serious escalation from inspiring English sources
This would be a serious escalation.
"This is a serious escalation from these terrorist elements".
The new crackdown clearly marked a serious escalation by the authorities.
They have managed to contain the fire and prevent a serious escalation.
Palestinian officials saw it as a serious escalation by the Israelis.
Zahid Hussain, a Pakistani security analyst, describedThursday's attacks as a "very serious escalation".
The attack touched off a serious escalation of tensions between Turkey, a NATO member; Iraq; and the United States.
Rights advocates said the charges mark a serious escalation in the Egyptian state's campaign against foreign media.
Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh condemned what he called an "unjustified and serious escalation by the Zionist enemy".
Last week, Iraq experienced the most serious escalation of violence since 2006, when it slid into civil war.
By 9.30pm there had been no serious escalation, but tensions rose during brief moments of pushing between police officers and protesters, several of whom were detained.
