Modifies a noun

• website: Below are a number of new resources recently uploaded to the ESCalate website that you may find of interest.

Object

• violence: There is a growing movement in Toronto at the moment to attempt to curb the escalating gun violence in the city.

• confrontation: Hence too the escalating confrontation with Iran over its nuclear energy program.

• annuity: This is because the starting income for a level annuity is much higher whereas an escalating annuity starts low and rises in the future.

• conflict: International concern, already focussed on Darfur, has been growing over the escalating conflict in Chad.

Modifying Another Word

• quickly: Like Bea Smith, Rita develops an intense hatred of Joan Ferguson, which quickly escalates into an all out war.

Preposition: into

• war: In 1998 a border dispute with Eritrea escalated into war.

Modifying Another Word

• dramatically: The trend of targeting civilians has escalated dramatically in the past few weeks.

• sharply: They warned that costs of major construction projects have escalated sharply.

• gradually: Instead, it was weak Administration policies that gradually escalated American involvement.

• significantly: By raising a question about parades along this road residents have significantly escalated the dispute.

Used with why or when

• where: Automated procedures are in place to ensure that any unresolved calls are escalated where necessary.