Sentences with phrase «by escalation»

And so, one unprecedented collapse inevitably led to others... Of course, this was all exacerbated by the escalation & wide - scale acceptance of sub-prime underwriting standards & mortgages.

Ably demonstrated by the escalation in prices of used Aston Martin drop - head coupés, particularly in the United States.

That their playful humour has been replaced by an escalation of the previously mild gross - out comedy is more evidence of an undercooked script and an erroneous choice of director.

The UNs refugee agency UNHCR says it is alarmed by an escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cole - Turner described the lecture as thought - provoking and said that he was taken aback by the escalation in violence outlined in Fuentes» presentation.

The chief danger of nuclear war is that it might develop by escalation from a limited military operation.

Not exact matches

But it is unlikely Russia would risk a significant military escalation with NATO by doing anything more aggressive.

As a result of such uncertainties, this documentary could well be viewed as just another escalation of the narrative being generated by Western media of a brutal and oppressive regime that needs to be brought to an end.

Issue resolution improved by 6 percent, while average call time and escalations — when callers demand to speak with managers — both went down.

Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.

While the attack Thursday was the first of its kind by the US, Lowther said the bomb was «not even close to being a nuclear weapon» and he would «not make the argument that it's a symbol of escalation» in the conflict in Afghanistan.

For example, in the construction and infrastructure sector, companies were already highly leveraged and have been affected by issues such as project delays and cost escalations, he said.

The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts.

The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts, the sources told Reuters.

The risk of an escalation in which there were a broad - based tariff across a range of Chinese goods followed by a response from Beijing that was commensurate with that would cause a hit to U.S. and Chinese growth, a rise in U.S. inflation and possibly prompt China to take domestic action to boost growth.

It does, however, represent an escalation in the war by leftist companies like Target and Allstate against conservative customers whose values propelled Donald Trump into the White House.

In the face of this escalation in market instability, recent measures by the European Union and its member states, the IMF, and the ECB and other central banks have provided investors with some confidence that the underlying issues are being addressed, and that support mechanisms are in place.

A bubble is an economic cycle characterized by the rapid escalation of asset prices followed by a contraction.

A new study by Canadian tech innovator hub MaRS reported that tech companies in Toronto saw a significant escalation of...

We expect the direct economic impact of current trade actions to be relatively minor (and dwarfed by the pro-growth measures passed to date), but further escalation of trade tensions could strengthen the economic headwinds.

No escalation of tensions after Syria strike Markets breathed a sigh of relief this week after last weekend's strike by US, British and French forces on Syrian facilities thought to be associated with chemical weapons.

The B.C. New Democrats» previous plan to restrict any additional bitumen flow by pipe or by rail while a new spill - safety study was ongoing — the plan that provoked Notley to temporarily ban B.C. wine — didn't seem to have been enough to provoke this escalation, or maybe it would?

As discussed above, the eurozone has more ammunition today to respond to potential contagion but a favorable view of European equities is also supported by the gradual escalation of institutional integration that is ongoing in Europe.

The outcome of a war will not only lead to a sharp escalation in human casualties and displaced families, who have yet to come to terms with the death and destruction from the conflicts in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, but the region itself may no longer be the landscape it currently is as most countries in the area will struggle to recuperate from the large - scale devastation caused by a war.

The president and vice President of the Methodist Conference, Rev Loraine Mellor and Jill Baker said in a joint statement: «We are horrified by the violence that has taken place on the eastern border of Gaza in the past days, and deeply troubled by what appears to be a steady escalation in the situation.

It is difficult to draw any conclusion other than that nuclear war, either by accident or because of uncontrollable escalation, is not likely to be prevented.

Yet the scale of the air war has gone far beyond the UN authorization, as did the continuing escalation of the war aims so that by February 15 Pentagon projections were assuming the demand for unconditional surrender rather than withdrawal, and by February 25 flanking actions were undertaken to prevent withdrawal.

There seems to be a symbiotic relationship between our increased awareness of violence against women and the escalation of violence against them, now condoned by law.

Several months ago a New Yorker article described the sensation among ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem caused by a Mississippi cattle breeder who noted an unblemished red heifer in his herd, read Numbers 19 and declared that the animal was a sign that the temple must be rebuilt in preparation for the millennial reign of Jesus — regardless of the escalation of mayhem such exegesis in action would heap upon Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Holy City.

I am suggesting that we must think differently about what the saving love of God means if it is to speak to our time, addressing the question of the possible end of existence raised by, ecological deterioration and nuclear escalation and that we do this by thinking in different images.

Expanding into the former brewery in 2007 brought new expenses, compounded by the recent escalation of prices for commodities such as eggs and wheat.

There are rules governing how hard you can hit — each league has its (not very long) rule book, but in practice each game sets its own violence level — a balancing act of boundaries tested by sudden escalations of rage that are remarkably similar to the rules of conduct governing a street fight.

And when teachers are not trained in handling conflict or dealing with the disruptions that a child's poorly regulated stress - response system can produce, they often respond by escalating the conflict — which provokes a further escalation from the child.

Argentina will commit to a major escalation of the rhetoric around the Falklands Islands by complaining to the UN about British «militarisation» of the area.

Since the birth of this administration on January 7, this country has been blighted by several adverse events and an escalation of violence and lawlessness by members of the governing party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have formed vigilante groups to terrorize innocent Ghanaians, including the judiciary.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

That charge — laid out in a letter sent by Human Resources Administration commissioner Steve Banks to Sam Roberts, commissioner of the state's office of Temporary Disability and Assistance — represents another extraordinary escalation in the public battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city's homelessness problems.

[17] The following month Loughton tabled «hostile» parliamentary questions to the Department of Education on the subject of complaints by staff, which the Independent described as «a significant escalation of hostilities» between Loughton and some of his old colleagues.

While representing President Buhari at the launching of the revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST), Professor Osinbajo repeated the blame - games, the feature of the administration by claiming that the escalation of war on terror was the handiwork of corrupt military officers and political leaders in the previous administration.

Since the NPP's election victory, the escalation of such acts of lawlessness by irate NPP youth has prompted renewed scrutiny, but has been met...

Since the NPP's election victory, the escalation of such acts of lawlessness by irate NPP youth has prompted renewed scrutiny, but has been met with little restraint from the party's supporters or increased action from law enforcement.

It's the latest escalation in a war of words between Cuomo and de Blasio after an inspector general report determined a memo recommending criminal prosecution over the mayor's fundraising activities in support of Senate Democrats was leaked by a Republican appointee at the board.

The process of article 7 from what I can discern is that either Article 7.1 or Article 7.2 (the wording sounds like 7.2 might also be an escalation of 7.1) are triggered by entities within the EU determining that a member state is violating «EU Values».

Approval of a 15 - year tax plan for the Wawarsing - based property was authorized during an Ulster County Industrial Development Agency meeting, with the Nevele to be given a five - year tax freeze at $ 173,104 followed by an incremented 10 - year escalation to $ 11.56 million.

«Conflict experiences can be beneficial, by alleviating tension and avoiding conflict escalation, reducing communication apprehension, and contributing to closeness within the relationship,» said Aloia.

The escalation hypothesis posits that predation by increasingly powerful and metabolically active carnivores has been a major driver of metazoan evolution.

Deaths due to escalation of force dropped by 50 % in the 8 months after the April 2010 directive went out, compared with the same 8 months in 2009.

Patients underwent dose - escalation, benefit was assessed by reductions in daily disease symptoms and corticosteroid requirement.

This study will use a 3 + 3 design for dose escalation (Part 1), followed by an expansion cohort (Part 2) at the recommended phase 2 dose level.

This protocol is a dose escalation study of Ad - hCMV - TK and Ad - hCMV - Flt3L infused at the time of surgical resection followed by systemic oral administration of valacyclovir in addition to current standard of care with temozolomide and radiotherapy.