1.   For all the bloodshed, the second half is less genuinely tense than the first.

2.   He said that even though his troops had met no open resistance, the city Wednesday was noticeably more tense than in the first two days of their deployment.

3.   It is less tense than anything from the former band and, ultimately, it is just as enjoyable.

4.   The atmosphere among the players is less tense than in a billiard hall.

5.   The room was far more crowded Sunday and far more tense than just three days earlier.

6.   Unsmiling women are perceived as colder, less happy and more tense than smiling women.

7.   While the atmosphere in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo province, was reportedly more tense than elsewhere in the country, other journalists also faced harassment.

8.   Analysts say the situation is more tense than ever following the recent grenade attack on an opposition political rally most observers believe was ordered by Hun Sen.

9.   However, Yokota said the cities of Rangoon and Mandalay seemed less tense than during his visit the previous year.

10.   The protest was more destructive and tense than one earlier in the day by several thousand university students.