Sentence examples for spate of tensions from inspiring English sources
Our correspondent says the latest spate of tensions erupted after the hanging of militant Afzal Guru in February for plotting an attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001.
The recent spate of attacks has raised tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which some Afghans accuse of complicity in the violence.
The motive for the shooting is unclear, but it comes at a time of heightened tensions and a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis since early October.
The attack came at a time of increased Israeli-Palestinian tension, after a spate of violence in Gaza that has seen longer-range rockets reach the Israeli city of Ashkelon, a medium-size Israeli military operation in Gaza, and the deaths of nearly 130 Palestinians since Feb. 27.
Bogut scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, and Jennings, who added six assists and five rebounds, came to the aid of the 7-foot Bogut late in the third quarter when tensions rose after a spate of rough play.
Following the recent killing of five police officers in Dallas and the racial tensions raised by a spate of police officers killing black men, there are signs that the crowds could turn out to be smaller than expected.
The police announced on Wednesday the arrest of eight men who are thought to have attacked a Christian church with a firebomb -- the first suspects in a spate of assaults on churches that raised religious tensions in this Muslim-majority nation.
When I arrive in March 2015, the market remains closed, but tensions have eased after a spate of Ebola deaths.
Growing social tensions in Italy and a spate of recent violent acts by radical groups were also considered.
Tensions are high after a spate of self-immolation protests by Tibetans, which have led to an intensified security crackdown.
