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Originally designed to accommodate 1,500 people, the camp's existence sparked tensions with the residents of Oria.

A city crackdown on Chinese-owned stores in Little Italy has sparked tensions in the neighborhood, with Chinese businessmen asserting they were singled out.

The California-based firm's rapid international growth has sparked tensions in several countries, with rival taxi companies protesting that Uber cars are not subject to the same regulations.

But the proposed zone, which would extend from Broadway east to Clinton Street and from Houston south to South Street, has in fact sparked tensions, and not just because the state will choose only 6 of the 26 bids filed statewide.

The 2009 ruling sparked tensions, with churches and mosques attacked.

Rossignol said the burkini had sparked tensions on French beaches because of its political dimension.

The comment sparked tension with jailed Kurds, in particular, who could potentially face the death penalty.

Syrians have been granted priority, sparking tensions with others forced to wait.

But behind the scenes, professors here and at other law schools say, the implementation of diversity goals sometimes sparks tensions.

In such a sensitive political climate, there are concerns that Kremlin media outlets could spark tensions between ethnic Russians and national majorities.

H.I.V. would spark tensions over spending priorities, driving up health care costs and sharpening military manpower shortages, Dr. David F. Gordon, a C.I.A. official and the report's author, said at a news conference at the intelligence agency's headquarters here.