"To escalate the situation" means to make a problematic or tense situation more intense or serious.
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As we develop awareness of these events and of our experience of being in
such escalating situations, we can have choice in how we respond.
Once the children are engaged in the conflict, it is then not uncommon for the older relatives to get involved,
often escalating the situation to physical violence.
In addition to have a good knowledge of human psychology as well as marriage techniques, the therapist must also be adept in handling conflict management in the event
of escalating situations.
The danger with this app is that it may appear to police as obstructionist and result in
further escalating a situation that might otherwise be mitigated.
Conservatives counter by arguing that without a continuous deterrent, Britain would have to dangerously
escalate a situation by launching a submarine during a crisis.
In either case, it appears that Russia decided not to retaliate, tit for tat, so to speak, in order to
not escalate the situation in the hopes that, by being relatively docile in their actions, they could maximize the chances of the policies being changed with a new administration and both houses of Congress being the same party as that new administration (and the opposite of Obama's party affiliation).
A charging document filed by Mueller's office says Flynn «falsely stated» that he did not ask Kislyak during the presidential transition period «to refrain from
escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day.»
An indictment filed by Mueller's office says Flynn «falsely stated» on December 29 that he did not ask Kislyak «to refrain
from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day,» and that Flynn did not recall Kislyak «subsequently telling him that Russia had chosen to moderate its response to those sanctions as a result of his request.»
They're a veritable minefield to navigate, during which a misconstrued word could
quickly escalate the situation into full confrontation, or worse resignation.
if players (and coaches) think they can not criticize or encourage john to play differently without him getting a bruised ego and
escalating situations into departures it could effect the already toxic organizational culture.
But I'm also the type of guy who will only
escalate a situation as far as you do, if you slap me I'll just slap you back, if you punch then I punch, if you pull out a weapon then I'll do so.
On Thursday, February 26th the word around Trinity Elementary School was that a Special Education Aide
intentionally escalated a situation in an already tense third grade Special Education at Trinity Elementary School classroom.
Screaming raises the excitement level, and hitting with hand or object or clamping the tiny mouths
shut escalates the situation and can put the pooch on the road to fearfulness or aggression.
But there is one big problem that ruins the horror for Alan Wake and is seen in almost every horror game released: the designers fail to
properly escalate the situation.
This is
where escalating the situation or «raising the stakes» comes into play: The more threatening the problem at hand, the scarier the situation becomes.
I learned that when someone shouts «hey sexy» (or something worse), you're not supposed to respond by swearing and giving the person the finger because this
behavior escalates the situation and doesn't change that person's view of harassment.
A power struggle is often a trigger to physical aggression, and if you can de —
escalate the situation before it hits that point, it's well worth it.
According to this model the parent inadvertently reinforces the child's difficult behaviour by reacting negatively to that behaviour and
therewith escalating the situation [47].
These are parents who train their boys what to do when — not if — they are stopped by a police officer: «Do
n't escalate the situation.
How to sort
of escalating situations or focusing on what kids were doing wrong, catching kids doing right, and developing relationships with the kids and their parents through, you know, calling parents about something positive rather than that call always being about something negative.
Oversee the use of space at the CCMF; monitoring the overall physical and emotional safety of the space; managing potentially escalating situations
The office also urged all parties «to avoid any words or action that could intensify problems and
escalate the situation; and to put more effort into pushing this issue back on the right track of dialogue and negotiation.»
When the boss lashes out in a tirade, rather than reacting with anger and
escalating the situation, remind yourself that he or she acts this way toward everyone.
Moreover, many police departments are already training officers to engage people they think are armed from a covered position, communicate from a distance, and work to defuse rather than
escalate situations.
«Over the last several weeks, decade - old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced,» Bill Cosby's attorney John P. Schmitt says in a statement meant to address — and hopefully neutralize —
the escalating situation.
Exemplary team players know how to work through the delicate intricacies of this type of conversation without hurting or offending others, or
escalating the situation.