1.   In a free vote on a matter of conscience tempers ran high and decisions really pleased no one.

2.   Many lawmakers admit that tempers run too high and tongues lash out too quickly for regular bipartisan cooperation over legislation.

3.   Tempers have run so high in some states that people on opposing sides have nearly turned violent.

4.   Tempers ran high, and dialogue was in short supply.

5.   Tempers run high in the village, and the citizens have put up many signs denouncing the sect members.

6.   Tempers may run short in the family, but attention spans are even shorter.

7.   Tempers often run high in family law cases, she said.

8.   Tempers run short.