The situation was a source of "acute personal tension" between the two senior officers for the remainder of the war.

Intense secrecy surrounded the Treasury Department, the site of the day-long negotiations, amid acute tensions among the countries.

The tension between fantasy and reality, all the more acute in light of the economy, is making itself felt in a gradual drift toward "how-to" articles.

The Soviet-American relationship has long been cyclical, swinging back and forth between periods of acute tension and those of constructive accord.

Businesses in Arizona have long felt the acute tensions between border security and some type of temporary worker program.

But the acute tension in this account is exceptional.

She found herself on her feet, pulled there by a tension so acute it was almost painful.

The meeting here in Isfahan comes at a time of acute diplomatic tension with the United States over Iran's nuclear program.

It was a time of acute political tension, and the authorities were already alert to the possibility of some form of subversive action.

There were three periods of particularly acute tension and conflict between landlord and tenant in the period 1877-1903.