91.   Kurds staged demonstrations in several European cities and in Australia, but none escalated into serious violence.

92.   Lasser sued to prevent Oeschle from stealing clients, Oeschle countersued and the unprecedented legal move escalated into a bitter public fight before being settled out of court.

93.   Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures prices tumbled Thursday on concern a Russian ban on U.S. poultry imports could escalate into a trade fight.

94.   Mike Greenwell could be out six weeks because of rib-cage problems that have escalated into a major injury.

95.   More likely, said investigators, it was an argument that escalated into murder.

96.   Mostly, the run-ins have been in regard to zoning and building disputes or traffic violations that have escalated into confrontations leading to arrests, he said.

97.   Murdoch escalated into intercontinental warfare, throwing Warner programs off his European satellite and serving notice that his skybeam into China is also in play.

98.   Now the Kremlin had to decide whether to escalate into an overt military attack or to talk peace with Dudayev.

99.   On Sunday, however, the Palestinian police prevented most demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza from escalating into violent clashes.

100.   Opponents say it would increase the number of accidental shootings and cause minor arguments to escalate into gunplay.