There's a lot of tension among the siblings.

The mood amongst supporters of the revolution is tense.

Therein lies the universal tension between intellectual property and competition.

Of the several flashpoints in the region, including that between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the tension between Armenians and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh is among the most challenging.

Tensions between French Canada and English Canada increased for some time.

The tension between democracy and finance is at the root of today s rising discontent in Europe.

Tension between the president and the Supreme Leader is built into the Islamic Republic s core.

However, tension between the interests of nations and the idea of the international community is inherent in the very nature of the State system.

Emphasizing the necessity of easing international tension and strengthening trust and confidence between States,

The relationship between the majority Buddhist Rakhine and the Muslim Rohingya has long been a tinderbox.

The bomber was a Salafi Muslim, and the killing was a manifestation of the tension between the republic s traditional Sunni Sufis and a growing fundamentalist movement, according to Dagestani blogger Saif Nuri.

These innovations have helped keep the US China economic relationship on an even keel, even in times of tension.

Easing tensions will not win Bush points with those who prefer a muscular strategy.

We could affirm that a certain tension is still lurking between 'official' and 'citizen' reporting.

Recognizing the need for meaningful dialogue among States concerned in the regions of tension to avert conflict,

As a result, nuclear tensions are likely to bedevil US Iranian relations for years to come.

They understand the tension between the different values involved in an issue, and how to balance the desirable with the feasible.

The dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over navigation on the San Juan River, and the heated jurisdictional arguemnts between Colombia and Venezuela also help raise regional tempers.

The easing of tensions between China and Taiwan can, perhaps, set a tone for all of Northeast Asia.

Tension is building between Egyptian and Algerian football fans ahead of a decisive match due to take place in Cairo on November 14.

Dynamic tension between various levels of government is a permanent feature of this type of political system.8

For each of these issues, it examines possible areas of tension between Dutch policy and the CEDAW Convention.

This tension between Europeans goals and their ability to achieve them is playing out again in the wake of the recent EU summit.

It is interesting that both sides consider themselves to have made the greatest sacrifices and to be struggling against the military, and that they both accuse each other of colluding with the authorities and giving up on the revolution. This is particularly interesting as it follows a rise in tensions between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood as previously tensions had been only been seen between the military and the secular revolutionary forces.

Tension between Japan and China which claims the islands immediately soared.

But forming a coalition government is unlikely to ease the tension between Hamas and Fatah.

Moreover, after 30 years of tension, preparations are under way for the exchange of ambassadors between Egypt and Iran.

Lebanese politicians are being accused by activists of using rising tensions between Syrians refugees and Lebanese inhabitants of some areas of Lebanon for politically motivated purposes.

Tension between whites and Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century American West was particularly high, especially in the decade preceding the violence.

Tensions have existed between liberty and equality ever since modern democracy placed citizenship at the root of political legitimacy.

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Tension is everywhere but the joy too.

This tweet reflected the tension

In previous ages there was occasional concern about tension between faith and reason, but religion and science were not presented as two opposing forces.

Because stress is perceived, the following mechanisms do not necessarily deal with the actual situation that is causing an individual stress.

On several occasions, high level government officials have made public statements criticizing the work of non governmental human rights organizations, both national and international, which drew attention to and increased tensions between the Government and those organizations.

Here in Tbilisi, tension is understandably high.

The current hotspots of the world are replete with such examples.

During the Martyrs' Day protest, violent clashes occured between protestors and police leaving many wounded, thus increasing tension and the desire for the ban to be lifted.

The problem of insufficient funding has been aggravated by the tension between development policy goals on the one hand and humanitarian assistance requirements on the other.

So there is great tension everywhere between how the public, and how doctors regard a possible contract in the field of assisted dying.

Hostility on the football pitch merely reflects the existing tense relations between the two countries, which carry the weight of a painful history.

Human Rights Watch reports that there was mounting tension between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in Taungoo for weeks before it erupted into violence in the middle of May 2001.

We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.

Sino Japanese amity was hardly enhanced in mid November, when a Chinese nuclear sub encroached into Japanese waters.