Or was it just the extreme tension of the occasion?

Spouse of Tamer also poor risk due to extreme nervous tension.

Such an indictment could cause extreme tensions within the already fragile federation.

The extreme tensions in this room carried a deeply disturbing current.

Delivered at a moment of extreme tension with India, the speech had to appeal to diverse groups.

The trial opened on 7 August 1899 in an atmosphere of extreme tension.

Tom's shoulders relaxed, and only then did I realize the extreme tension with which he had been holding them.

A sense of extreme tension pervaded the air, yet few speculated or even said much to one another.

As they were going through the study, many of the "subjects showed signs of extreme tension and conflict".

"Nothing to do with the gods or religion of course; just dynamic tension too extreme to remain in perfect balance."