31.   He cited Palestinian-Israel tension as a root cause of terrorism and said it must be resolved to ease Muslim anger.

32.   He said there could be tension as countries with low economic activity and high unemployment found few options open to them to address their problems.

33.   The Palestinian leader cast further gloom on Israeli-Palestinian relations by dismissing a face-to-face meeting with Netanyahu to defuse tension as pointless.

34.   The strike ballot, carried out Monday to Wednesday, came amid mounting tension as the engineering employers association Gesamtmetall has threatened to retaliate by locking workers out.

35.   There was no sign of tension as the top guerrillas gathered in one place, a tempting target for a Russian bomber pilot.

36.   San Francisco coach George Seifert, whose team has an easygoing attitude, expects some tension as their goal since practice began last July finally moves within their grasp.