1.   Since his session with Peter Miller on Saturday, Jim had used the breathing exercise whenever he felt his tension level rising.

2.   And when one of the group turns out to be a traitor, the first of several meaningless twists, the tension level is cranked up superficially.

3.   By then, their families had grown too big and the tension level had risen too high to be contained in one house.

4.   Here, the tension level is high enough that puppets and caches of paint have been stashed around the city, one organizer said Sunday in MacArthur Park.

5.   Ruben eventually ratchets up the tension level as Sheriff embarks on his road to redemption.

6.   Tension levels are highest, understandably, in places like New Jersey and New York, where anthrax cases have been found.

7.   The Lecter-Verger scrimmage works out in fairly predictable fashion, although Harris keeps the tension level high.

8.   The idea is to reduce the tension level in the stadium.

9.   The tension level, however, had been elevated earlier in the night.

10.   Will the tension level rise?