Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...West Communications found that 111 out of 518 employees who used computers had RSI. The most revealing discovery was that all the sufferers reported high levels of psychological strain, such as job insecurity and pressures to work fast. Psychological stress probably does its mischief by creating muscle tension, which reduces blood flow to hard-working muscles and tendons; without enough oxygen, these tissues become fatigued and prone to injury...
...recent spate of conflict at the Law Schoolis attributable both to the fact that traditionalinstitutions tend to be slow to change, and to thenature of the legal tradition, which operateslargely on precedent, according to Fisher. Hepoints to the "tension between stability andchange" as the decisive factor in facultydisputes, and the concordant faculty response tostudent demands...
...credit, Smith does not at any point take sides or make judgments. Instead, she does what is essential to solving the conflict and easing the tension--she presents both sides wholly and honestly to show that there is no clear right or wrong in the situation. For Smith, preventing similar conflicts in the future requires understanding among the residents of Crown Heights...
...surprising to find what other viewpoints are." said Pai. "We can see what the arguments are on both sides, allowing everybody to make up their own minds. Before, there was tension because nobody was talking...
...members interviewed yesterday were divided between those who view the events of the past week as part of a pattern of abuse of power by Schulman, and those who disbelieve the charges and see the controversy as the result of the staff's decision-making process and history of tension...