Suddenly he didn't seem so officious anymore, and the tension in the room started to ease.

But tensions started to ease in the dispute as negotiators began making slow progress.

Communal tensions started in earnest following the provincial elections of 1945-6.

Sore from the fall last night, it was obvious the tension was starting to get to me.

"I understand your concern," I said, my tension starting to get the better of me.

The frustration and tension is starting to build in the Yankee clubhouse.

When people get at each other and the little tensions start to build, I get just uncomfortable as hell.

All that tension could start a chain reaction of health problems.

The tension started to ease from their bodies along with the sweat.

The tension in her elegant spine was starting to worry him.