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1 Traders said neither the United States nor Iran wanted to further escalate tensions .
2 However, Trudeau added that he was not looking to escalate tensions with China.
3 He has said he does not want to escalate tensions further.
4 Some fear that an accidental collision could escalate tensions still further.
5 Nogovitsyn said Georgia was trying to escalate tensions to win support from the West.
6 The killings by security forces are likely to escalate tensions that already are high.
7 The killings by security forces are likely to escalate tensions that are already high.
8 Democrats have been critical of the decision, saying it would escalate tensions with Iran.
9 While a war in space seems unlikely, there's no reason to escalate tensions and risk outright conflict.
10 I see no reason to escalate tensions by waving the Navy in their direction even more explicitly.
11 Syria called the reaction "hasty" and accused Turkey of trying to escalate tensions along the border.
12 But provocations under cover of darkness only escalate tensions in a situation that calls for mediation and dialogue.
13 Saudi Arabia's execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could escalate tensions in the Muslim world even further.
14 That could escalate tensions to levels not seen since the end of their fratricidal war nearly 60 years ago.
15 The first move of its kind would escalate tensions , yet it probably won't deter Beijing and could spur retaliation.
16 But he said the risk of inaction exceeded the risk that killing him might dramatically escalate tensions with Tehran.
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