11.   If the crisis over Kosovo had escalated further, Obuchi would have almost certainly been torn between domestic pressure to keep out, and NATO pressure to do more.

12.   In Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf said Iraq would not be surprised if the crisis escalated into a military confrontation.

13.   In recent months, several Jewish synagogues in Canada have been attacked as the Middle East crisis has escalated.

14.   On Friday some traders sold stocks, concerned that the crisis could escalate this weekend, leaving them unable to respond until markets reopen Monday.

15.   Refugee center crisis escalates as asylum seekers poison themselves.

16.   The Kosovo crisis escalated in February last year when Milosevic ordered a crackdown against the KLA which is fighting for independence.

17.   The Kosovo crisis escalated in February of last year when Milosevic sent in troops to crack down on the KLA, which is fighting for independence.

18.   The Kosovo crisis escalated in February last year when Milosevic sent in troops to crack down on the KLA, which is fighting for independence.

19.   The U.S administration must take a more active role in resolving the conflict in the Middle East or the crisis could escalate further, President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday.

20.   There were signs the financial crisis was escalating.