1.   The room was filled with tension as students waited for the test to begin.

2.   And the film further works as a competition drama, building much nail-biting tension as Luzhin goes down to the wire with his rival grand master.

3.   Beneath the tone of rapprochement was tension as Democrats and Republicans and their surrogates fought to explain events and turn the tide of public opinion their way.

4.   But the official described a scene of hurry and some tension as the Americans and others made ready to leave Thursday.

5.   From Meridian to Greenville to Jackson he drove, filing dispatches as taut with tension as war reportage.

6.   His gorging may have been as much to relieve tension as to put on pounds.

7.   Leonard Zakim, executive director of the Anti-Defamation League of New England, says he sees tensions as a challenge rather than an obstacle.

8.   Oil shares climbed amid Middle East tension as renewed clashes between Kurdish factions in northern Iraq rekindled concern that a broader military conflict may erupt and threaten Gulf exports.

9.   On Tuesday, two more potential candidates for chancellor withdrew from consideration, with one citing the latest tensions as her reason.

10.   Some are fearful, sensing a lessening of black influence and an increase in tension as many black and Hispanic Americans compete to move up the economic ladder.