11.   As the mood grew more and more jittery, people were responding in an increasingly volatile fashion even to indirect government warnings.

12.   As the mood grows more and more jittery, however, people are responding in an increasingly volatile fashion to even indirect government warnings.

13.   The economy is sinking deeper into recession, its leaders are widely accused of inaction and mismanagement, and the mood is growing gloomier by the day.

14.   The mood grew calmer as the day progressed.

15.   The mood has grown more angry, sober thoughts are being replaced by violence.

16.   The mood is growing chillier while the rhetoric is blowing hotter.

17.   The mood grew increasingly tense during the second day of talks to try to enforce a faltering cease-fire.

18.   While the march Monday was generally peaceful, the mood sometimes grew angry and tense.