Word: tensioning
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University President Lawrence H. Summers’ long history of tension with Faculty members took a new turn Tuesday, when professors brought together formerly disparate concerns about his administration in 90 minutes of searing criticism...
...With tension in the room mounting, professors took the floor one by one in what seemed to be a coalition united in opposition to Summers...
...love interest of a man determined to find and claim her for good. "It wasn't planned that way, but being in three films in a single year produced maximum exposure," De France recalls. That interest hasn't waned since. In 2003, she won the lead role in Haute Tension (High Tension) - an aptly titled, gore-drenched thriller successfully released in Europe as Switchblade Romance and set to appear in U.S. theaters in June. She has also clocked up an English-language debut in Frank Coraci's 2004 remake of Around the World in 80 Days, starring Jackie Chan...
...Tension came to a head at the commencement exercises on June 21, 1934. Two female undergraduates chained themselves to benches in the Yard and interrupted Conant’s commencement speech, chanting “Down With Hanfstaengl!” and “Down With Hitler!” The women were arrested for breach of peace, along with seven other undergraduates who protested in Harvard Square among nearly 2,000 others. Despite pleas for clemency on the part of Conant and the university, seven students were eventually sentenced to six months of hard labor...
Despite the tension surrounding the sale, and Lacroix's moodiness even when all is well, his collection was devoid of angst or melancholy. Lacroix seemed to delight in showing off his artisans' skill with feather petticoats, elaborate embroideries and lace appliqus--all the details that are so costly and integral to couture. He showed his hand as a master colorist, trotting out unexpected combinations like a sari-style chiffon gown in grapefruit hues of pink and yellow, trimmed in turquoise, or pieces in pastel blues set off with deep, rich black-currant-colored velvet trim. He even resurrected...