1.   As the escalating price of fuel continues to chisel its way deeper into our wallets, the natural reaction of many motorists is to find the cheapest gasoline available.

2.   As layoffs mount, businesses cut back on investment and the stock market falters, escalating home prices and continued home building have become a central bulwark against recession.

3.   Escalating home prices play a part in the slowdown.

4.   Facing rising pressure from cable television and escalating prices for programming, networks are seeking to cut costs and find new sources of revenue.

5.   In the poorer neighborhoods, where sewers run in an open ditch and houses have mud floors, people are stunned by the upheaval of escalating prices.

6.   Japanese car makers also are using incentives to help cushion the blow of escalating prices caused by the higher value of the yen.

7.   Many are left vulnerable to escalating prices.

8.   More people may turn to tea because of the current escalating price of coffee, he said.

9.   Only a few restaurateurs reported signs of customer resistance to the escalating prices, but the effect so far has been minimal.

10.   Red zins have a solid core of enthusiasts who remain rabid even in the face of escalating prices.