The combination of increasingly frequent confrontations and rising casualties during them "underlines how the situation is escalating," said Stephanie Brigden, the director of Free Tibet.
Ahmad, an aid worker affiliated with a humanitarian organisation active in the region, underlined that the situation has badly deteriorated since late January, when Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, began a military offensive in northern Syria.
He said Obama would probably like to see more volatility in order to underline how dangerous the situation is but "there is a belief that neither side wants to run the risk of a default.
To underline how dire the situation is, the president is warning business and media leaders that the Tea Party Republicans are serious about defaulting on the national debt and that Speaker Boehner may be unable to stop them.
He underlined that the situations in Syria are stable in contrary to what is being broadcast by a number of western media, saying that the Syrian government has control on all aggravated regions like Aleppo.
The parents [of the other boy in the fight] didn't even call me.'" Reza looks at me steadily, brown eyes unblinking, as if to underline the gravity of the situation.
The situation underlines the decline in the financial standing of Lucent, a large maker of communications equipment, as it seeks to reverse an erosion of sales and earnings.
The situation underlines the major role that small parties can play in German politics and the growing willingness of German voters to switch from one party to another.
"And the desperate and criminal acts used by the hostage takers in Moscow a few weeks ago underlines the seriousness of the situation faced by Russia".
President Felipe Calderón himself led the response, underlining the seriousness of the situation, and that may explain why so many Mexicans have complied.
