Sentence examples for basic tensions from inspiring English sources

There was a set of much more basic tensions between Mr Summers and his critics.

"Episode," a 10-minute video installation using two wall projections, focuses on some of the basic tensions and joys of family life.

The basic tensions of family life are the subject of a breakthrough video installation, enacted with comic flair yet emotional accuracy by four able actors who never say a word.

The movie and play suggest various basic tensions that animate modern American life: science vs. religion, small town vs. big city, North vs. South, tradition vs. progress, law vs. conscience, the mob vs. the individual, popular control over public education vs. academic freedom for teachers and students, biblical literalism vs. religious liberalism, and tolerance vs. conformity.

"The fundamental beliefs that underlie our nation are sometimes in conflict with each other and these issues get at some of the basic tensions in what we value as Americans," says Wynia. "We value our individual liberties, we value our right to make decisions for ourselves, but we also are a religious community, and we are mistrustful of authority.

That creates a basic tension for law enforcement officials.

Much of the programming reflects a basic tension in satellite radio.

But a basic tension between the idea of seriousness and the idea of entertainment rears its head.

That tension between what was in his heart and what his voice allowed him to express is the basic tension of language we all face, only heightened.

But there is a basic tension in the Afghan constitution between its guarantees of free speech and its proclamation that Afghanistan is an Islamic state.

Beneath these immediate conflicts, generally pitting liberals against traditional faiths, is a more basic tension between two understandings of religious freedom.