The phrase "a source of some tension" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, relationship, or issue that is causing stress or conflict.
Example: "The ongoing debate about the new policy has become a source of some tension among the team members."
Alternatives: "a cause of tension" or "a point of friction."
An Active Role What role Mrs. King would play was a source of some tension.
The man camps are a source of some tension between the oil industry and established residents — the Williston Herald regularly gets comments from readers lamenting the town's "ghettos" and their constituency of "oil-field trash".
One might think that, as the party's faithful gather to celebrate the greatness of this leader, this fact would be a minor problem, a source of some tension between Obama and his hardest-core supporters, perhaps even some embarrassment.
It was a source of some tension in our household.
In summary, income generation and vocational elements of CBR projects are a source of some tension.
Mr. Obama even acknowledged that the role the United States played in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government in 1953 was a source of some of the tension, then added that "rather than remain trapped in the past, I've made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward".
After western Europe's economic growth tapered off in the 1970s, the presence of so many foreign workers became a source of social tension in some of their host countries.
This contrast has become a source of tension for some, in a place that has fought to hold onto its character and its mom-and-pop (albeit high-end, mostly) stores, and one that prides itself on having successfully run off plans for a McDonald's in the 1980s.
The juxtaposition of communities as a source of tension in some localities might not create an identification with "the place" because of the strength of transnational networks.
Balancing SCI health care needs with available supply developed for able-bodied pregnant women may be a source of tension for some gynaecologists and SCI health care providers.
The vote in the Senate was never in doubt, but in the House, where year-end spending bills have long been a source of tension, there was some last-minute drama over whether Democrats would provide enough votes to secure the bill's passage.
