31.   That might help companies cut costs in the long run, but it could add to labor strife and an already tense social situation.

32.   The management changes have just exacerbated an already tense situation, union representatives said.

33.   The low trading volume also reflected the uncertainty created by a tense political situation.

34.   The ongoing hostilities outside the city have added to an already tense situation in town.

35.   The rally, attended by thousands of people, helped defuse what might have been a tense situation in the state.

36.   The tense political situation has limited the operations of international aid agencies.

37.   The trade averts a potential tense situation between Klima and coach Larry Robinson.

38.   They need to increase training on how to avoid turning a tense situation into a deadly one.

39.   Those who have served under him say Nash is adept at using his sense of humor to cut through tense situations.

40.   When world leaders meet this week in Istanbul to discuss security issues, the increasingly tense situation in the Caucasus will be among their top concerns.