1.   Cities gripped with tension during years of street battles between stone-throwing youths and Israeli soldiers have been transformed into giant promenades, filled with celebrating Palestinians.

2.   Its forums did constrain tension during the long and delicate Cold War era, possibly preventing World War III and other major conflicts.

3.   NATO forces were prepared for a rise in tension during the day and British troops increased their presence on the streets of Pristina, the capital.

4.   The jokes and banter, she said, relieved tension during lengthy operations.

5.   The tension during this time was unbearable, Alma recalled.

6.   There was a brief moment of high tension during that raid when a man with a rifle suddenly appeared out of the shadows at a garage door.

7.   Patasse helped ease tension during the uprising by promising mutineers amnesty if they surrendered.

8.   Piccard, a psychiatrist from a family of pioneers, used self-hypnosis to cop with tension during the flight.

9.   China has in the past used its military to cause tension during times of political change in Taiwan.

10.   Labor Party officials blamed Likud for inciting tension during the period leading up to the assassination.