Sentence examples for sharp tensions from inspiring English sources

The shortages have created sharp tensions between families fortunate enough to have a small harvest and those with nothing.

Russia had strongly opposed the decision by the Bush administration to deploy parts of its anti-ballistic missile system in Poland, which led to sharp tensions between Warsaw and Moscow.

The memo accusations, which were made under murky circumstances by an American businessman of Pakistani origin, Mansoor Ijaz, caused sharp tensions between Mr. Zardari and the military leadership which, at one point, led to frenzied coup rumors.

Even when prime ministers invoked the so-called special Anglo-American relationship, the appearance of personal amity often concealed sharp tensions, a point made by the historian Richard Aldous in his forthcoming book "Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship".

The report also describes sharp tensions between the military and the C.I.A. at Abu Ghraib, particularly over the agency's use of the prison to hide so-called ghost detainees, in violation of military rules.

The issue is already leading to sharp tensions between the governments, and any effort by the United States to force Iraq to keep Blackwater could make the Maliki government appear to be a weak puppet.

By the end of the 19th century, this commitment to character formation, to sustaining "curiosity and humility," as Delbanco writes, was in sharp tension with a commitment to professionalization. Colleges were becoming universities, which meant they were getting into the business of research.

The stalemate is creating sharp tension not only between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, but also between the Senate and the House, where Democrats have a larger majority and have been more successful in passing legislation only to see it blocked by Republican filibusters in the Senate.

Record prices are suddenly creating the sharpest tensions in years between the oil cartel and the United States, the world's largest oil consumer.

In Mosul, home to tense rivalries between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, the opposition to the American forces has made for the country's sharpest tensions, as American troops having clashed with angry Iraqi civilians.

President Bush telephoned the leaders of Pakistan and India this morning to urge them to continue seeking a peaceful resolution of their sharpest tensions in three decades, and both agreed to try, the White House said.