1.   And since Carter was president, he said, the atmosphere has grown even tougher.

2.   As the airship climbs higher and the atmosphere grows thinner, air is vented from the ballonet to keep the pressure within the bladder from growing too great.

3.   At points, the serious atmosphere grows tiresome.

4.   Christopher said the atmosphere had grown more upbeat.

5.   From the beginning, some women complained of sexual harassment, but employees said that the atmosphere grew worse over the years, and that management ignored the accusations.

6.   In this case, however, Boulez tends toward more spacious tempos, and the atmosphere grows several shades darker.

7.   Since then, the atmosphere has grown more unstable as Indonesia moves uncertainly from a period of authoritarian rule toward the possibility of a more democratic and open system.

8.   Still, as health care moves toward a historic floor debate, the atmosphere has grown increasingly partisan, and votes are now widely expected to follow party lines.

9.   The atmosphere grew tense after men requested to buy packets of ballots and election credentials this spring, Jean said.

10.   The atmosphere has grown so sour that artists and local politicians have begged the Prime Minister himself to intervene, but so far to no avail.