11.   Where Limp Bizkit constantly tried to escalate the tension in the audience, Rage played it like an instrument.

12.   Palestinians recently complained that Israel has escalated tensions by increasing its armed presence in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

13.   A recent spate of killings and the Israeli seizure of a ship loaded with weapons it says were destined for the Palestinians has again escalated tensions.

14.   An air attack on Bihac would sharply escalate tensions in the embattled northwest corner of Bosnia.

15.   Before the violence began, many foreign tourists and Jews visited the compound, though they were not allowed to pray out of concern that would escalate tensions.

16.   Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic said the confrontation was part of recently escalating tensions in Bosnia.

17.   But the legislature was likely to defy her and further escalate tensions.

18.   China condemned U.S. and British airstrikes on Iraq, saying Thursday that they only escalated tensions.

19.   China says fielding missile defenses in Asia, which the Bush administration said it would consider, could escalate tensions over Taiwan.

20.   Cyprus issued arrest warrants Friday for four Turks and two Turkish Cypriots wanted for the murder of a Greek Cypriot that escalated tension on the divided island.