Sara moved to block his view of the traeki, and some tension diminished.

She quickly turned the page, to avoid looking at the photograph, and her tension diminished slowly into green.

Then, an issue of arms control could be addressed and tension diminished while maintaining the status quo in other strategic areas.

When the tension diminishes, so will our presence.

The tension diminished by degrees, and before we reached the road I was part of a most extravagant scene.

We are telling our people that the tensions in the world, and war danger, have diminished.

Although social and political tensions diminished in 2008 and 2009, you should continue to exercise caution.

Thereafter, tensions between British officials and colonists over western land policy diminished.

The tension diminished to a tolerable pitch.

Jamaicans and foreigners say tension has diminished as the two leaders have appeared to move toward the political center.