41.   Speaking after another Palestinian suicide attack Thursday, Katsav said such violence only would escalate the conflict.

42.   The Palestinian leadership accused Israel of escalating the conflict with the aim ofs sabotaging the Zinni mission.

43.   The Palestinian leadership accused Israel of escalating the conflict with the aim of sabotaging the Zinni mission.

44.   U.N. officials, however, were concerned that the entry of additional forces could escalate their conflicts with the Serbs, turning peacekeepers into combatants.

45.   Union leaders have warned they may escalate conflict if the austerity plan goes ahead.

46.   He warned that the union had thousands of other members to call on after that if necessary but stressed it was not seeking to escalate the conflict.

47.   In London, the British government warned that revenge operations risked escalating the conflict.

48.   A few moments earlier, White House spokesman Michael McCurry accused the Bosnian government of wanting to escalate the conflict in the tense Balkan region.

49.   Any NATO strike has to be authorized by the UN Protection Force, which until now has adopted a cautious approach for fear of escalating the conflict.

50.   Britain and France, who have the biggest contingents of UN peacekeepers in Bosnia, fear lifting the embargo could escalate the conflict and put their troops in danger.