Sentence examples for tense events from inspiring English sources

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Another senior Bush official involved in those tense events a year ago said last fall that protecting the new president was not enough.

Benn Rasmussen is almost as terse about his "Black Ground," which, the press material says, "unravels through a series of tense events".

Another senior Bush official involved in those tense events a year ago said that protecting the new president was not enough.

And in the end, it falls back on the dusty old ­cliches of the ­conventional sports film, with the ­agonisingly drawn-out final ­moments on the pitch, and the populace in clubs and bars, watching the tense events on their television screens.

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The parade was a joyous but tense event, a mix of roaring cheers, angry chants and some furious confrontations that were stark reminders of the pain in the Mideast.

At yet another tense event disrupted by protests in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, Trump made clear he is hoping to land a knockout punch on Tuesday night: "If we win Ohio and we win Florida, then everybody agrees that it's pretty much over and then I can focus on Hillary, because that's what I really want to focus on".

Especially irritating is his habit of leapfrogging over present-tense events only to turn around and recount them retrospectively, jamming discontinuous scenes together in successive paragraphs.

Analysts said that in such a tense environment, events that typically would be overlooked are scrutinized, resulting in the type of market reaction seen after reports today indicated surprisingly weak retail sales and lowered consumer confidence.

Thursday night's game was a particularly tense leisure event, as it was Germany vs. Italy in the deciding game for advancement to the championship round.

The play opens a little slowly perhaps, but this facilitates a tense acceleration of events and stakes.

In a tense turn of events, it was Colin who missed steps after going head to head in the Dance Off.

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