Sentences with phrase «escalation of violence»

Though responses to the perceived escalation of violence in schools have varied, schools have invariably responded.

The Council of Christians and Jews in Britain has voiced its concern over the «alarming escalation of violence» in Israel, directed both against Arab and Jewish...

«The United States is deeply concerned about today's escalation of violence over Israel's border and strongly supports Israel's sovereign right to defend itself,» State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Saturday.

Monday's bombardment that killed nearly 100 people saw the use of war planes, helicopter gunships, and missiles as well as artillery, in a major escalation of violence near President Bashar Assad's seat of power.

A Hard Day — Somewhere the dominant strain of the crime movie genre morphed from Woovian tales of moral codes in unjust societies (ala A Better Tomorrow) to Rube Goldberg narratives driven by slapstick escalations of violence.

That's a huge part of their storytelling arsenal — the inevitable escalation of violence and its uncontainable nature are the fodder for some of their best movies, like No Country For Old Men and Blood Simple.

With technology developing at a similar rate to the apparent escalation of violence and bullying, many school managers are turning towards both electronic and physical security measures to combat the increasing risks they face on a daily basis.

Their policies, combined with an unfavorable international economy led to a major decline in the Jamaican economy with high levels of unemployment, inflation and debt, and a significant escalation of violence as supporters of the JLP and PNP engaged in bloody struggles.

These projects play an important early intervention role and partner with Brighter Futures and other initiatives to prevent further escalation of violence and mandated child protection responses.

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.

Ever since swatting began, it has caused an escalation of violence.

The motion said that members: «Note with alarm the return to the international agenda of the possibility of heavy bombardment and violent intervention in the situation in Syria; while condemning the use of chemical weapons, is mindful of the complexities of the situation which rule out simplistic answers; call upon the UK Government to prioritise concerted diplomatic action to secure more peaceful and consensual international responses rather than an escalation of violence.»

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.

«We discussed the causes of such depredations, which have led to very many deaths and threaten an escalation of violence.

It is not the first attack on Christians in recent times in the country - there has been an escalation of violence since the election of the Hindu Nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (the BJP, «Indian People's Party») in 2014.

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 a country where every second person owns a gun, the escalation of violence has been gradual but deadly.

«There are questions about the nature of the escalation of this violence last night and the nature of the policing that led up to it.

Our streets are made safer as those who brandish knives receive swift retribution, an example is set, and the escalation of violence is stopped.

The governor accused Angyol of negligence, which he said, was responsible for the escalation of the violence that lasted four days in the area.

From its cannibalistic proclivities, the world can see why the APC and its insensitive Federal Government care less about the lives and welfare of Nigerians, resulting in the escalation of violence, bloodletting, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of citizens, abuse of human rights, constitutional violations, including invasion of the National Assembly as well as attack on federal lawmakers and judicial officers.

New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the Israeli consul general in New York, and local Jewish organization leaders are denouncing the escalation of violence against Israel.

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

This starts an escalation of violence, where we discover the true nature of each and every Belco employee.»

«Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion of the saga Hotline Miami, with the background of an escalation of violence and revenge for the blood shed in the original game.

They were also dynamic and tumultuous years politically, and Grossman has described these works as «lyrical dances to war's aggression,» possibly alluding to the escalation of violence in Southeast Asia and the bellicose rhetoric of the Cold War as well as the combative responses of the powers that be to demonstrations for social justice.

He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his «Women of Belfast» series of Irish sculptures from 1971, which reflected the escalation of violence in Northern Ireland at the time.

Additionally, disease, protracted instability, escalation of violence and wide - spread destruction have triggered unprecedented levels of food insecurity.

In the worst of cases, it provokes an escalation of violence.

The prenatal period remains an especially high - risk time for many women, and in some cases, appears to trigger the onset or escalation of violence.