Sentence examples for underscored tension from inspiring English sources

* Romney's comments underscored tension over role of Mormon women.

The kidnapping by the Taliban of 23 South Korean Christian church volunteers visiting Afghanistan last month underscored tensions.

The investigation underscored tensions with Iran over its nuclear program while opening a window to a group accused of being a global smuggling network.

As leaders on each side defended their positions today, the statements underscored tensions in the relationship between the United States and Europe and European leaders' fears that Mr. Bush was marching resolutely to his own drummer as he dealt with foreign policy issues of common concern.

In the context of highly managed and time-limited consultations the normalisation of depression in people with LTCs underscored tensions between template driven approaches to case-finding, and strategies that were less regimented and more patient centred.

And staged pictures of women in Chinese theater makeup in Beijing apartments by the Finnish-born photographer Saana Wang underscore tension between tradition and modernity.

Bank of America said Thursday that it would no longer sell new mortgages to Fannie Mae, underscoring tensions in a fight between giants of the home loan market over billions in losses in the housing bubble.

Underscoring tensions over the two countries' strategic aims, Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight and early this morning, and the government said strikes would continue until the rebels lay down their arms.

From a broader perspective, Ms. Diallo's decision to come forward seems to underscore tensions between her lawyer, Kenneth P. Thompson, and the district attorney's office, which generally advises victims not to speak publicly while their cases are pending.

Her entry into the fray is significant because it underscores tensions that exist within the Redstone family and helps explain why Sumner Redstone years ago established a seven-member trust to oversee his controlling stakes in the two media companies as a way to try to balance out the competing interests among his children and their children.

Percussion from Peter Davis Barr quietly underscored the tension.