1.   The war escalated, on the ground, in the air, and at sea.

2.   Unless the international commun ity succeeds in bringing the two countries to the negotiating table soon, the war itself could escalate.

3.   Analysts doubt army can rein in FARC rebels as war escalates and nation braces for more bloodshed.

4.   And neither side seems willing or able to explain how, or why, the war escalated from a series of border skirmishes.

5.   As the war in Europe escalated, so did the isolationist sentiment at home.

6.   As the war on smokers escalates to fever pitch, the need for resistance has never been greater.

7.   As U.S. officials feared that the war could escalate out of control, the Israeli Air Force retaliated with bombing runs on Hezbollah targets.

8.   But as the war over Kosovo escalates, such analogies prove to be of limited and rapidly diminishing use.

9.   But with just one year left before Pastrana leaves office, the peace effort in Colombia has lurched to a near standstill, and the war is escalating.

10.   Even as their war of words escalated Monday, Clinton and congressional Republicans pledged to seek a way out of their stalemate as soon as possible.