Sentence examples for maintaining tension from inspiring English sources

There's no way of maintaining tension; it just dribbles away.

His voice works slightly above its regular register, and wobbles with vibrato, establishing and maintaining tension.

Fast muscles can shorten rapidly because their cross bridges detach and reattach quickly; however, they use much energy while maintaining tension because there is an energy cost every time a cross bridge detaches and reattaches.

Not only did Volodos succeed in maintaining tension in between the movements, but his deeply considered performance, delivered with the keenest sense of the work's expansive structure, comprised a masterly overview in which even the tiniest detail assumed its rightful place.

All the drone has to do is hover while maintaining tension on the leash.

While maintaining tension on the graft, a bioabsorbable screw was advanced until the screw captured the graft.

It is also clear that improving relations with the United States is not seen as useful to the ruling theocratic clique; maintaining tensions with the "Great Satan" is advantageous to the regime as justification for maintaining strict political control over Iranian society, and continuing with Tehran's thinly-disguised nuclear weapons program.

Yet despite all of the setups required, Mr. Jackson maintains tension.

However, the bigger the story, the harder it can be to maintain tension.

But the film also owes its long legs to the pregnant and finely maintained tension between the De Niro and Stiller characters, dominated quietly and overwhelmingly by Mr. De Niro.

Haarp sticks to slow tempos, but doggedly maintains tension through structure in long songs; when you see daylight out the album's other end, you might feel bruised, but virtuous.