After a whispered consultation we led our horses to the rear of the room and mounted among the shadows, unobserved by the guard.
And so the frustrations mount, especially among those who know they are far from mediocre.
Tensions mounted among the Broncos; unexpressed feelings grew into animosity.
Concern is mounting among public officials and analysts that a financial crisis is brewing in the insurance industry.
Concern is mounting among Government and private security experts that the computers storing the nation's secrets are vulnerable to penetration.
Bolan watched, feeling the tension mount among the group.
You pass out of the town to the south-west, and mount the hill among pine-woods.
Defiant losses quickly mounted, particularly among the gunners who were often unable to leave stricken aircraft.
Deaths continued to mount, especially among children unable to resist the punishing effects of dehydration and exposure.
Anger over the lack of drugs to treat the epidemic has been generally mounting among China's experts.