Word: tension
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...said. “What distinguishes a democracy from an authoritarian regime is how you manage that tension...
After time was called, students were faced with the suspense of waiting for their tests to be scored. To ease the tension, producers offered “Millionnaire” T-shirts in return for on-stage student impersonations of Britney Spears...
...think [expansion into Allston] is necessary, we think it could relieve real estate tension,” Galluccio said. “What really surprised me is that [Summers’s]pitch for expanding in Allston wasn’t balanced...
...trucker’s traps. Suspense is built as they wait and watch, wondering whether or not the film’s main characters will fall into these traps while the film’s musical score rises and falls in intensity in a direct relationship to the mounting tension...
...Jazeera's broad mix of views doesn't much bother Washington, except when U.S. interests are perceived to be at immediate risk. In 1998, during a flare-up in tension between Iraq and the U.S., the Pentagon balked at story lines critical of American foreign policy. Washington's complaints went unheeded three years ago, and today, Emir Hamad remains defiant. "Whenever we hear from our friends (on the topic of Al-Jazeera), we consider this as a friendly advice and we listen to the friends and their advice," he told reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "But the issue here...