This was the contradiction at the heart of "compassionate conservatism," and it helps explain the tension between the president's fine words about, say, helping those hurt by Hurricane Katrina, and his actions.
How are we to explain this tension between what Aristotle reports and the fragments of Philolaus?
Two models of wound contraction have been proposed to explain how tension is generated, both of which rely on cell ECM interactions.
The fighting comes and goes, he explains, as tensions rise and fall in response to the political situation.
The officer was explaining that tensions were high when a middle-aged woman whom the officer knew walked by.
This history ends with the present invasion by Nato forces and explains the tensions between Russia, USA and Britain that led to it.
He took over in January, after Mr Lazaridis and his co-CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down, battered by the crisis at the Blackberry company which probably explained the tensions of our interview the previous spring.
It is paternalism which best explains the tensions with which the international humanitarian order constantly grapples and, in an age where humanitarianism is becoming more and more professionalised (and thus heavily reliant on expert authority), it cannot be ignored.
Al Maleh explains that tensions between Syrian opposition groups and the Pro-Assad regime forces created a "high-risk" state for him.
Of course, tensions between lawyers and small towns are central to Lee's famous novel, and many outside of Monroeville believe those tensions explain the suspicions about this new book.
