Word: tensioning
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Likewise, Florence was populated by progressives of every conceivable stripe. There were splits and negotiations: the anti-hierarchical groups created their own space on the outskirts of the Forum, which mirrored a tension between the “old guard” who were doing much of the speaking and the overwhelming youthfulness of the conference. Tensions occasionally came to a head: during the forum on gender, the panel of distinguished women began a traditional litany of demands only to find themselves heckled by younger women who exclaimed “How progressive is subsidized childcare if it means that...
...rock star past his prime and continually vexed by his unruly brood would seem to provide enough possibilities for real-life drama. But in an interview last week, two of the teenage Osbourne offspring, Jack and Kelly, suggested that MTV had been concerned that there might not be enough tension on the reality show and threw in a few curves to keep things interesting. On Good Morning America, Kelly said a confrontational family meeting from the first season was manufactured. Her brother Jack said an episode in which a dog therapist was called in was "an MTV thing." A publicist...
...tension between Taiwan, which China regards as a rebel province, and the Beijing government did not emerge as an issue in the mayoral contest...
Moderator William C. Kirby, dean of the Faculty and an expert on Asian history, emphasized the importance of examining tension in the area...
...rights. In Paris, a young Algerian woman is suing her employer for unlawful dismissal after she was fired for refusing to adjust her headscarf. Europe is home to some 12.5 million Muslims who suffer high unemployment - and, since Sept. 11 - growing mistrust from non-Muslims. One sign of the tension came when the French government tried to create a representative council for French Islam. French Muslim organizations were set to choose their representatives last June, but Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy canceled the elections. The reason: the vote would have given the majority to the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF...