The ongoing tensions took their toll on the beleaguered British.

The tension between scant resources and great need has taken an enormous toll, the lawsuit says.

But along with the tradition of celebration, tension has taken hold, too.

It is a question of degree and the form the tension takes.

She'd watched tension take hold of her body at whatever she saw in the stranger's room.

Steady tension and cold took their tolls as they struggled up the ridge.

In this version the dramatic tension takes time to rise.

Strain, fear, tension, guilt and responsibility all had taken their toll.

The tensions of the week had taken their toll and he slept instantly.

The tension of the past weeks took its due.