Sentence examples for tension arose from inspiring English sources

But as relations between England and France worsened in the 1330s, tension arose between the count and the Flemish towns.

Britain annexed New Zealand through the Treaty of Waitangi (1840), but interethnic tension arose between the indigenous Maori.

While the manuscript was in progress, a certain degree of tension arose between Dr. Wilson, who saw a starring role for the ants, and his editor, Robert Weil, who regarded a minuscule part as more appropriate.

The first sign of tension arose when hundreds of people rallied in the intersection in front of the prime minister's office, barred from taking their protest any closer to the ornate building by armored personnel carriers and a line of soldiers armed with Tasers.

Sharp differences, even tension, arose between federal officials, who pointed to statistics and charts showing plummeting illegal entries as the border was reinforced over the last five years, and some local officers, particularly sheriffs who patrol the sun-seared expanses of desert in counties along the international line.

But given that the executive/judicial tension arose because of the unwillingness/willingness to uphold human rights in countries ostensibly supportive of refugee protections it should not be readily assumed that safety is assured in the liberal democratic states.

Some of the tension arises from whether poultry are viewed as livestock or as pets.

But he conceded that much of the tension arises from the unthinking way that some people use Twitter.

Patty and her lover Charlotte are moving upstate with their newly adopted baby, and tension arises over the transition.

Though the press materials promise that the play "explores the challenging relationship" between Sam and Natalie, only rarely does real tension arise.

Now the Q & A is remedial multiple choice, the booths look air-conditioned and the only tension arises when the M.C., Maury Povich, tries to crack a joke.