1.   During times of economic and political stability, on-the-field sports violence allows for tension release, through vicarious identification with the aggressor.

2.   They needed some relief-some --- pressure valve-to release the tension.

3.   During the treatment, she watched my reactions and my breathing, pressing on the solar plexus reflex point as I breathed out to achieve maximum tension release.

4.   They say the games also provide a tension release, making inmates less aggressive.