Word: tensioning
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...most significant tension of the morning was created by the freshman eight, which had a tight race the whole length of the course...
...likely that both the Pope and Bagnasco will continue to face criticism in Italy, where the Church-State rapport is a constant source of conflict. At least for Benedict, there is a four-day trip to Brazil beginning May 9, which might be a nice break from the rising tension at home. Naturally, though, there?s no guarantee that going abroad will be a honeymoon...
...Stone’s work chronicles the repression of personal freedoms during periods of war throughout American history, from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the Patriot Act of 2001. Stone uses the first periods he describes to acquaint the reader with the background of the tension between civil liberties and wartime necessity. As Stone covers each age, he connects earlier incidents and lessons learned to issues today. Surprisingly enough, although history often repeats itself, governments seem to learn their lesson—sometimes. Though the U.S. infamously forced Japanese Americans into internment camps during Word War II, for example...
...Overall, the tension of the play may be overkill. I kept on looking for a dramatic peak, but never found it—not because of a lack of drama, but because the drama is perpetually full-blast. I thought that the play had climaxed when Nicholas attempted to strangle Forbess in a grippingly violent scene. But a half hour later, and lo and behold, there is another strangulation attempt. So, perhaps the blame for the constant intensity lies with the script...
...tension in HRDC’s production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” didn’t add any lighthearted fun to my weekend. It was an expertly-executed production whose actors so realistically conveyed their depression that it made me think seriously about the state of the institution of marriage...