1.   The conflict could escalate into a full-blooded war.

2.   The conflict has escalated into an all-out war.

3.   There had been fears that increasingly vociferous Russian nationalism would cause the conflict to escalate.

4.   As the end of each fiscal year looms with no agreement between Congress and the president, conflict escalates, and the president threatens vetoes.

5.   Barghouti said the Palestinian leader had requested that the conflict not escalate only in order to protect civilians.

6.   But now the news has become a casualty of warring entertainment and information empires, and the conflict has escalated from one locality to the globe.

7.   But the labor conflict has only escalated.

8.   Four years ago, however, the conflict escalated dangerously with two dramatic events.

9.   He expects armed conflict to escalate, not abate, he said.

10.   He likes Canadian energy companies because they would have no risk of disruptions if the Middle East conflict escalated.