By April, there was a sharp escalation of violence, initially in Battambang Province.

This sharp escalation of the talk-show campaign represents potential changes that analysts are only beginning to grasp.

During the first half of 1965 there was a sharp escalation of the war in Vietnam.

Their answers depend on their outlook for oil: will it repeat last year's sharp escalation, which took the price to $26 a barrel?

This sharp escalation contributed to Canada's position as the 7th largest supplier of military arms to Third World countries.

And it reflected a sharp escalation of the take-no-prisoners approach that has characterized his administration in its first six weeks.

Instead he attacked drug manufacturers, saying the sharp escalation in vaccine costs over the past decade represented price gouging.

Today functional illiteracy is on the rise even amid a sharp escalation in the educational requirements for productive workers.

The sharp escalation of crime, often involving arms, has become a major concern in all Soviet cities.

It brought a sudden and sharp escalation to Venezuela's turmoil, which had already contributed to wild swings in world oil prices this week.