1.   The cold weather has escalated fuel prices.

2.   Competition for top touring acts and a dearth of local headlining talent that regularly fills a room also have escalated the price of doing business.

3.   Escalating button prices mean continued demand for the buttons he buys and sells.

4.   Lack of production of Cuban cigars also has escalated their price.

5.   People are fed up with lockouts, walkouts, escalating ticket prices and conduct issues with players.

6.   Similar production-related factors have resulted in escalating gasoline prices.

7.   The licenses can lead to escalating ticket prices and cut off the supply of cheaper tickets to the average fan.

8.   They not only foster secrecy, but maintain barriers and escalate the price of a process that society is not only accepting, but promoting.

9.   A quarter-century ago the OPEC oil cartel held the world in thrall, steadily escalating prices and bringing on a global recession.

10.   LATELY, with increasing concern over escalating food prices, palm oil has somehow attracted a lot of local media attention.