11.   Some people fear that the move might inflame ethnic tensions in this racially contentious and segregated city.

12.   That decision is bound to inflame tensions here.

13.   The fight inflamed racial tensions and nagged at consciences all over town.

14.   The point, Roberts said, was to learn if they knew of anyone trying to return to the village, something that could easily inflame tensions.

15.   The report is not binding and it is unlikely that the governments negotiating here will adopt such language, but it inflamed tensions even further.

16.   The racial element of the case inflames tensions considerably.

17.   The suit is likely to inflame tensions between the White House and New York political leaders of both parties.

18.   These positions, inevitably, have steadily inflamed political tensions between big labor and the Republicans.

19.   Voices of moderation and reconciliation too often are obscured by words and acts of violence that further inflame tensions.

20.   What did Johnnie Cochran have to lose by inflaming racial tensions, even if it meant pushing Los Angeles to the brink of rioting?

v. + tension >>共 395
ease 16.21%
defuse 7.54%
reduce 6.93%
raise 5.55%
heighten 5.47%
create 4.03%
increase 3.73%
escalate 2.29%
cause 2.15%
inflame 1.78%
inflame + n. >>共 139
tension 18.84%
passion 16.70%
situation 5.35%
sentiment 4.07%
feeling 1.93%
debate 1.93%
relation 1.71%
temper 1.50%
emotion 1.28%
dispute 1.28%
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