escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən-
(n)
escalation
an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy "higher wages caused an escalation of prices","there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
When a construction firm's backlog falls off, the pressure on the company escalates and "recession" takes on a new meaning regardless of the actual definition of the word. enr.construction.com
Methamphetamine Abuse Escalating Despite Electronic Tracking. aafp.org
Losses by two moderate Democrats Tuesday night seem to be part of an escalating trend that won't do the state much good. jsonline.com
"The demand for insight in a dynamic, evolving marketplace continues to escalate, as does the expectations from MR," says Derek Jones, senior director, managed markets & quantitative decision support, AstraZeneca. mmm-online.com
You are certainly not one of the fanny-pack wearing, monument-hopping tourists standing still on the left side of the escalator. ashingtonpost.com
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is heading to Paris to meet with French government officials to try and resolve the matter before it further escalates. ired.com
Leading House Republicans vowed to escalate the fight against President Obama's health care law, saying they're more intent than ever to repeal the whole thing after the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality Thursday. ashingtontimes.com
A Magic City Casino escalator takes patrons to the second floor where the sounds of pulled levers and coins hitting dishes fill the air. marcoislandflorida.com
They have helped escalate protests against R-word references in popular culture, such as the 2008 release of Tropic Thunder, a movie laced with " retard " punch lines, and Emanuel's recently reported reference to liberals as " retarded . dallasnews.com
Wants viewers to weigh in during escalating media war. hollywoodreporter.com
The war over the war escalates. kcrw.com
Gulf Hill & Knowlton, the Middle Eastern arm of WPP agency Hill & Knowlton, has evacuated all western staff from its Riyadh office following an escalation in violent attacks on westerners in Saudi Arabia. prweek.com
The alleged perv touched the 36-year-old woman's thigh while taking the pictures last Tuesday as they rode an escalator at the 125th Street No. amny.com
Using force to commit a theft escalated the crime to strong-arm robbery. bko.com
Clinical improvement after escalation for sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). entjournal.com
The discrepancies are not strong in the upper hemisphere, but escalate with the increase of difference θ2 − θ1 .
Neutral interstellar hydrogen in the inner heliosphere under influence of wavelength-dependent solar radiation pressure
The number of subscribers and the demand for cellular traffic has escalated astronomically.
Green Cellular Networks: A Survey, Some Research Issues and Challenges
Escalating energy costs and environmental concerns have already created an urgent need for more energyefficient “green” wireless communication.
Green Cellular Networks: A Survey, Some Research Issues and Challenges
If the basal flux density were much closer to zero than 3 G, then the above proportion would escalate, and we would not see as much magnetic structures in the upper panel as we do see.
Nature of the solar dynamo at small scales
Escalating the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking, it is natural to ask whether the SU (3) × SU (2) × U (1) of the Theory of Matter, which breaks to SU (3) × U (1), might itself arise from breaking of a larger symmetry.
Future Summary
In fact, violence on both sides escalated. "The Black Experience in America" by Norman Coombs
This will allow the SSC/MAC to provide a status back to the customer or escalate as appropriate. "Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling
You will perceive that the Bee-Hive was not a fashionable department store, with escalators and pompadours. "The Trimmed Lamp" by O. Henry
If the conflict escalates, Greece and Turkey could be easily drawn in. "After the Rain" by Sam Vaknin
The viaduct at this point is about 68 feet above the surface, and escalators are provided. "The New York Subway" by Anonymous
The escalator was not safe for blind men. "Observations of an Orderly" by Ward Muir
Keep it up, it's an escalator race! "Pee-Wee Harris Adrift" by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
So it'll be the escalators. "Null-ABC" by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
The escalators, with the last of the freight aboard, were folded back. "Brigands of the Moon" by Ray Cummings
There were elevators, there, on two of the sides, and four escalators, still usable as stairways. "Omnilingual" by H. Beam Piper
incessant escalator, calm, a jungle queen.
Thinking it a steam shovel. Looking
a little uneasy. But you are yourself
again, yanking silver beads off your neck.