Sentence examples for a highly charged atmosphere from inspiring English sources

It was not clear what he would be able to do in such a highly charged atmosphere.

Pollack and his fellow researchers were interested in exploring whether diplomacy could prevail over threats of war in a highly charged atmosphere.

At Ludgate Circus, where several hundred protesters turned their backs on the coffin, there was a highly charged atmosphere with chanting of "what a waste of money" and "Tory scum", as heated exchanges broke out between demonstrators and Thatcher supporters.

Both candidates were visibly uneasy throughout the debate, even refusing to shake hands at the beginning, as the town hall event unfolded on a small stage in a highly charged atmosphere.

In a highly charged atmosphere, in front of the watching Vladimir Putin, the USA narrowly overcame the hosts in a dramatic shootout that went to eight ends after they could not be separated in 65 minutes of normal time and overtime.

And as Notts County's first major final, Bassett anticipates a highly charged atmosphere.

In a speech to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Hannigan called for dialogue in a less "highly charged atmosphere" and disclosed that David Cameron would set out a process in the next few months that "can shed some really useful light.

I have stayed in such units many times when I was inside and they usually come with an oppressive, highly charged atmosphere, often filled with the sounds of frustrated detainees banging their cell doors in anger.

When Luther walks away from an easy catch and throws the game to avoid an ugly showdown, he creates the highly charged atmosphere in which "The Given Day" will unfold.

"If they provoke him any further he may well explode," said an aide.It was in this highly charged atmosphere that EU foreign ministers this week began two days of informal talks.

"That a Two Bucks Stable horse in his care has become the first drug positive in his career in the highly charged atmosphere during the week of a congressional investigation focusing on drugs and safety in horse racing is highly suspicious," Squires said in a written statement.