In contrast to the increasingly bellicose language from Washington, the secretary general also made it clear that he believed that war could still be avoided.

And it was the same message that a set of increasingly bellicose radio commercials were transmitting to carefully selected states.

Archer refused to allow himself to take the emotional bait, though he found it difficult not to respond in kind to Shran's increasingly bellicose tone.

Sushi also borrows an aura from Eastern spirituality - raked gravel and one hand clapping - a relief from increasingly bellicose Western religions.

He did not enjoy the increasingly bellicose nationalism churning tiirough the Connec.

Defying the Bush Administration, lawmakers cited human rights violations and increasingly bellicose policies of President Saddam Hussein's Government.

The two ships the Japanese chased this week are believed to have been sent by North Korea, which has become increasingly bellicose.

Following skirmishes with the increasingly bellicose Takeda clan to the north, the castle's defenses were strengthened.

The war games have been accompanied by increasingly bellicose rhetoric from Iranian leaders.

The latter form of irony, he said, might be healthy as the country's mood becomes increasingly bellicose.