There isn't a "less" (a de-escalation) option in sight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Engelhardt: Too Big to Fail?: Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones] Reference

Don't count on China to be the champion of de-escalation.    From Wordnik.com.  [RED ALERT: Civil War Looms in Burma] Reference

As for peacemaking or de-escalation next year, fuggedaboutit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Engelhardt: In Nightmares Begin Responsibilities: Why War Will Take No Holiday in 2010] Reference

That would be a de-escalation from what I've seen this past week.    From Wordnik.com.  [New McCain Ad Calls Obama "Disrespectful" -- Any GOPer Have A Problem With That?] Reference

His promises of de-escalation in 18 months were merely aspirational.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miles Mogulescu: Is Obama Bullshi*tting About 18 Month Afghan Withdrawal to Appease War Critics?] Reference

We thought we would have de-escalation process tonight after Ramallah.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 1, 2002] Reference

Unfortunately, such a de-escalation is unlikely in the current atmosphere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turkey’s Judicial Coup D’etat] Reference

Tiny windows for de-escalation had opened briefly, only to be shut forever.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaming for the Fiery Tomorrow] Reference

Al-Bashir "gave us a chance to move toward a process of de-escalation," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

They have suggested a certain verbal de-escalation, a certain moderation in tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [CASTRO ADDRESSES CLOSE OF YOUTH CONGRESS] Reference

Free speech zones, tasers instead of de-escalation, Skip Gates and now Cheryl Biren.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheryl Biren, Freedom of the Press and Abuse of Police Powers] Reference

Lind then widens the lens to map out the larger lesson of this de-escalation approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do the Right Thing, then Go: James Wolcott] Reference

On the other hand, peering down the path of de-escalation, all we can see is darkness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Engelhardt: The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won't)] Reference

It's an act of de-escalation through diplomacy, even if the mediation will move slowly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Mideast Talks] Reference

In escalation, when the prospect of losing is "unacceptable," de-escalation is unlikely.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Lakoff: Escalating Truth] Reference

However, a de-escalation now could be difficult because of the lack of a credible mediator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Israel Pounds Gaza Again, Signals More on the Way] Reference

Agreed, this stance will definitely help fend off political fallout from a de-escalation plan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Big Majority Opposes Escalation] Reference

Argue that de-escalation in Iraq would "bleed" our troops, "weaken" America, and lead to defeat.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Lakoff: The Words None Dare Say: Nuclear War] Reference

A de-escalation of the attacks we've seen over the last few days, but Haifa remaining very tense.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2006] Reference

First, a de-escalation of the ongoing domestic law-enforcement arms race might be a good place to begin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dying and Living in COPS America] Reference

He had, after all, won on a platform of change, and although a de-escalation was not likely, it was possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Azeem Ibrahim: Obama Must Tell It Like It Is On Afghanistan] Reference

Say what you will about his motives, a de-escalation of tensions is a step in the right direction for a change.    From Wordnik.com.  [PREEMPTIVE PEACE: A Living "Prayer" for Mutually Assured Survival] Reference

It would take nothing short of a miracle of biblical proportions for either peace or de-escalation to prevail. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaming for the Fiery Tomorrow] Reference

Asked what course of action they thought the United States should pursue, Summerhays called for a de-escalation.    From Wordnik.com.  [John V. Santore: AUDIO Report: Chicago meet-up against the Afghanistan War] Reference

We happen to think it is in their self-interest to have a de-escalation of tensions and de-escalation of an arms race.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Sandy Berger] Reference

And we must begin a process of de-escalation and the confliction (ph) with the help of four parties that are interested.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2002] Reference

Mufamadi said it was the objective assessment of the police service that there had been a de-escalation in the conflict.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

What and where might Dems find a good, workable solution that achieves both de-escalation as well as stability in the region?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Big Majority Opposes Escalation] Reference

This de-escalation scenario can be more problematic for the Democrats and the peace movement than an open escalation scenario.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Hayden: Escalation or Not? Bush Accepts Baker] Reference

If Obama wants to reduce global tensions he should begin negotiating a de-escalation of militarism in the Asian-Pacific region.    From Wordnik.com.  [NOT WAITING FOR GODOT] Reference

The theater even includes putting Hillary in office to make the presumed de-escalation and partial withdrawal appear to be democratic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jan Herman: Did Someone Say Gestapo?] Reference

I acknowledged the efforts of this good Samaritan, whose discreet de-escalation of the situation was also a quiet form of vigilantism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russ Wellen: Confronting Your Inner Vigilante] Reference

SCHNEIDER: Roberts looked like a de-escalation of the political arms race, less of an in-your-face choice than others might have been.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2005] Reference

The problem with the "de-escalation" theory is that it assumes that politicians actually want to put all of that unpleasantness behind us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Between The Lines Online: Back To The Battlefield] Reference

I am confident that very soon the de-escalation of tension, which we are already witnessing, will lead to the return of complete normality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Panos Livadas: Hijacking Democracy] Reference