11.   At a time when consumers are hesitant -- and they exhibited distinct signs of penury while I was working -- that makes for some tension among colleagues.

12.   A glut of movies over the summer and fall is stirring tensions among those who show and distribute them.

13.   Bronstein said the Florida and Arizona programs were more humane and preferable because they reduced the risk of accidents and tension among inmates.

14.   But it does provide a glimpse into the enduring tension among several sets of American values.

15.   But with so many people alternating between sorrow and outrage here, it is clear that tensions among teenagers will not disappear soon.

16.   Depending on where troops are based in Bosnia and the level of tension among the local residents, soldiers may not be allowed to leave their base camps.

17.   Despite the present uncertainties and tensions among black Catholics, many remain aware that this also is a time of opportunities and new beginnings.

18.   Diplomats and Nigerian analysts said the order had created profound tensions among senior officers who interpreted the lifting of the sentences as a dangerous sign of weakness.

19.   Doherty, Payzant, and Mayor Thomas M. Menino joked, shook hands and vowed that the tension among them was history.

20.   Despite rampant rumors and published reports that Lockheed was likely to win the contract, there was visible tension among those waiting for the announcement at the plant.