Sentence examples for diffuse tensions from inspiring English sources

City and police officials held meetings with community leaders Wednesday and Thursday in an effort to diffuse tensions, and said they would continue to do so.

The Times have revealed that Klopp actually sought to diffuse tensions between the benches - telling everybody to "calm down - it's Christmas".

Based on Chinese communications with Iran, VFM He said, he thought it would be difficult for Iran to refuse talks, since entering into dialogue was the only way to diffuse tensions.

In an attempt to diffuse tensions in Kosovo, negotiations between Slobodan MILOSEVIC, and representatives of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATOO), and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) were conducted in October 1998.

And first let me say that our nation now needs to speak with one voice during this time and I applaud the president for working hard to diffuse tensions.

With the title of high commissioner on national minorities for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, he worked to identify and diffuse tensions like those involving ethnic Russians in the Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

The aim of such treatment is to diffuse tension, but as a dramatist one wants to create it.

Trying to connect with young people, and trying to diffuse tension, it really helps if you can make someone smile.

"By reverting to the old prices of petroleum products, President Jonathan can work to diffuse tension in the country and exemplify the true servant leader who not only serves but also listens to his people.

The Saferworld team brought together community leaders from across all the ethnic and religious groups as well as other local NGOs, the independent electoral boundaries commission and most importantly, the security forces, to build trust, identify potential hotspots, strengthen preparedness, diffuse tension and maintain peace and save lives in the elections.

The presentation of headache could mimic thunderclap headache [5], migraine [6], orthostatic headache [7], cluster headache [8], headache related to increased intracranial pressure, and diffuse tension type headache.