31.   Tensions between the two groups have heightened.

32.   There will always be some tension between the desire to reduce risk and the desire to make as much money as possible.

33.   Long-simmering tensions between the two groups eventually sparked violence.

34.   Long-standing tension between the townies and the longhairs at the elite college.

35.   He felt a tension between duty and love.

36.   Tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point.

37.   The meeting of the Great Hural came after a period of tension between the government and the opposition over the pace of reform.

38.   The talks were due to include discussions of measures to reduce tension between the two states and to promote bilateral exchanges.

39.   Negotiations during September between the African National Congress and the government of President F. W. de Klerk showed serious tensions between the two sides.

40.   Tension between the republican leaderships and the military had risen in recent weeks over conscription and the stationing of Soviet troops in the republics.