If hostilities escalate, the building inspector is asked to become involved.

When armed hostilities escalate such that international institutions are no longer secure, the situation is extremely serious.

After this incident, the hostilities between Japan and China escalated.

Hostilities quickly escalated and several soldiers were killed and others wounded.

Tensions are extremely high and military hostilities could escalate without warning.

Hostility against the "P" escalated as the school was unable to deter the vandalism.

However, hostility between the largely black crowd and the largely white police force quickly escalated into a series of street battles.

On several occasions these hostilities escalated to substantial actions.

The tavern was leased to American military forces as hostilities escalated before the War of 1812.

In a recent case, he said, hostilities between two departments of a cosmetics firm escalated to the point that production virtually halted.