Sentence examples for faced tense from inspiring English sources

Had Mr. Walder stuck it out, he would have faced tense negotiations with labor unions, members of which have been known to protest loudly outside his home.

Although the carriers have faced tense protests from unions, advocacy groups, and the general public, they have refused to cease their role in the forced deportations.

In Act II the theatergoers are in a squad, racing through rooms and facing tense scenes in enemy territory: a pregnant mother bristles with resentment at the invasion of her home; lovers are interrupted in an embrace; a lifeless body conceals a machine-gun magazine.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Days later, the survivors' faces tensed at the memory of the grim evening: soldiers dousing thatched-roof homes with gasoline, setting them on fire and shooting residents when they tried to flee.

But she faced a tense moment early on Thursday when the ash drifted back over Estonia.

Q? Use #askNASA during our 9 30pm ET briefing: http://t.co/eapczW4esv pic.Thetter.com/1XNvprobem The probe was due to make its closest approach at yesterday afternoon and, while the indications were the mission had been a success, the New Horizons team faced a tense wait until the probe contacted Earth again some 13 hours later.

Hundreds of times, more likely thousands, they'll be faced with tense situations that call for calm.

Although the protests did not topple the government in the US-allied country as they did in neighboring Arab nations, the political leadership and opposition have faced a tense standoff ever since.

He was accompanied by police officers, who took seats around him, their faces tense.

If you get punched in the face, tense your neck muscles, close your jaw, and move into the punch.

Zuma, 70, faces a tense re-election battle within the governing African National Congress in December.