1.   Increased apprehension in such a difficult situation increased tension.

2.   The failure of the talks held in Geneva at the end of September has clouded the horizon and increased tensions.

3.   This always increases muscular tension which is the very opposite of what you are trying to achieve.

4.   To increase this tension further and aggravate the goods famine even more is impossible.

5.   A visit to the United States by the hardline Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Sharon in late April and early May increased tension between Israel and the USA.

6.   The presence of large numbers of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh increased tension along the Bangladesh-Myanma border.

7.   The fighting, which often spilled into Thai territory, increased tension between the military authorities in Myanma and Thailand.

8.   The main access is via steps that drop down from the street between walls that tend to increase visual tension.

9.   Although some voters said that electing Chen could increase tension between Taiwan and mainland China, they said it was not enough to disqualify him.

10.   Any plan to sell Australian uranium to Taiwan will increase tensions between Australia and China, the opposition Labor Party said.