1.   Administration officials had said Yeltsin would face criticism for his actions in the Chechnya war, where fighting has escalated recently.

2.   But if fighting between Croats and Serbs escalates, the NATO plan would be complicated.

3.   If fighting escalates and no solution is found, a period of coldness and non-communication generally follows.

4.   Poitras said Canadians have noticed increased troop movements by the rivals in the area and are watching the situation closely to determine if fighting might escalate.

5.   A top Yugoslav official issued a thinly veiled warning to Croatia over its conflict with the Bosnian Serbs, saying Yugoslavia would intervene if fighting escalates.

6.   As fighting has escalated in the Middle East, Jewish cemeteries, schools and synagogues in France have been targeted by anti-Semitic attacks.

7.   As peace talks resume, fighting escalates.

8.   But fighting escalated in the second half of last year after President Megawati Sukarnoputri ordered the security forces to crush the rebellion.

9.   Deadly skirmishes have continued, and the Malaitans have warned that fighting could escalate.

10.   Diplomats seek peace for Congo, fighting escalates.