Common collocations with tension in American Collocation

At this time of heightened tension in the world, we need to do all we can to show the power of nonviolence.

The runners waited, the tension palpable.

In the closing minutes of the game the tension was almost unbearable.

While the common people were Protestant, their leaders were Catholic and there was constant religious tension.

Many unresolved tensions found expression on the football field.

There is an inherent tension between his utopian socialist politics and his work creating luxury goods for the upper middle classes.

Rewarding individuals at the expense of the team can only create unnecessary tensions.

In 1979 Thatcher had just been elected and there was a lot of racial tension around.

New parents are affected by lack of sleep and emotional tensions.

He spoke of the need to reconcile the tension between the goals of seeking peace and seeking justice.

There are a range of treatments designed to relieve tension.

The move will heighten tension between Moscow and Washington, who both have interests in the region’s oilfields.

All of this creates further tension in a fragile political situation.

I sensed a tension in the room.

Tensions were escalating in the Middle East over the weekend.

Fortunately there were signs that tension was easing.

All the old tensions finally erupt into bloody slaughter.

In recent years a tension has arisen between science and society.

In many societies tensions simmer below the surface.