11.   ...political tensions that have been bubbling away for years.

12.   Political tensions in the region make it unstable.

13.   The city became a flash point as political tensions grew.

14.   The dismissals came against a background of mounting political tension in Zanzibar and Pemba associated with the banning of Moslem stickers bearing the words Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim.

15.   The deadlock in electing a president heightened the political tension in the country.

16.   Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions.

17.   The organizers had strongly denied government accusations that the protest was an attempt to heighten political tensions.

18.   This long-term change was far more striking than short-term cyclical variations brought about by political tensions or fluctuations in the general level of economic activity.

19.   This does not mean, however, that there were no political tensions.

20.   An escaltion in political tensions in the Middle East is a chief worry.