Sentence examples for tense climate from inspiring English sources

One telling incident truly captured the tense climate of the times.

"There was a very tense climate brewing all semester, and I think the party was just the peak," he said.

Menezes, and every staff member interviewed at Luis Razetti, asked to be identified with a pseudonym for fear of repercussions in the current tense climate.

But in an increasingly tense climate after large anti-Berlusconi demonstrations on Sunday, analysts said the judge's ruling made it nearly impossible for the prime minister to govern and all but guaranteed early national elections.

Within this tense climate, the country experienced numerous public protests, police crackdowns, and escalating violence including the shooting of demonstrators just days before the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City—along with allegations of antigovernment plots and terrorism.

If a lot seems familiar about the tense climate in Israel, it's worth recalling not only the example of Netanyahu but also that of Shamir, another Likud Prime Minister who faced a wave of street stabbings.

The confirmation process for the two capital markets experts comes amid a tense political climate.

In a tense political climate, the game took on larger meaning.

Given the tense political climate, the Soviet authorities are said to have conducted an official investigation to establish the facts.

Speaking from New York, Mr. Mack echoed that view but said that the tense geopolitical climate did not foster confidence.

In such a tense economic climate, some people question whether halting academic studies is such a good and pragmatic idea.