And just as the officers were getting back inside their car, the trouble escalated.

Eventually the trouble with England escalated into the War of 1812.

"But if the trouble does escalate, we're ready," he said.

The trouble escalated last year when a male participant from Orlando engaged in a gun battle with the police, wounding four officers before he was killed.

For Google, the trouble on Orkut - which is still in beta, or test, form - could easily escalate.

The trouble escalates to a full native rebellion and shark attack.

Revenue from tourism has dipped since last year as the trouble escalated and the number of visitors dwindled.

But as the trouble escalates, media coverage concentrates on the riots themselves and not the injustice that caused them.

Garfinckel's troubles escalated into a full-scale crisis in the summer of 1988.

He ordered the arrest of trade union leaders, as requested by Gladstone, but the troubles escalated further.