61. The tension in the room was palpable. 62. The resulting tension in the register makes the paragraph as a whole inconsistent and slightly comical. 63. But it is not confrontation itself which creates the tension in dramatic terms. 64. Shiona could feel the tension in her growing, taut as the strings of a violin. 65. That knot of tension in her had slackened a little. 66. Lindsey stood in the doorway, conscious of a sudden tension in her limbs, a feeling of blind panic that made her want to draw back. 67. Just about to explode with fury, she suddenly caught the oddly constrained, heavy note of tension in his voice. 68. She felt the sudden tension in his body. 69. The tension in the room was so high that it flowed like an invisible electric charge. 70. It has also involved brokering deals to reduce tension in other areas. |