For both decks, the results indicated a compressive strain throughout the rebar and along the top surface of the concrete, except for the locations where cracks are found (at these locations the strain slopes upward into tension).
Castes traditionally of lower status also made use of these opportunities to move upward, creating tensions within the caste system.
a rotational wristlock that directs upward-spiraling tension throughout the arm, elbow and shoulder.
The upward thrust and tension of the body of Jesus on the cross that rises from the ground right up to the top gives the monumental panel a dramatic charge.
The subtle way she lost the second set, by serving less consistently, playing too deep in the court and getting negative as the tension ratcheted upward, are all part of her education.
Remember the exemplary narrative arc your high school English lit teacher drew on the board, a line of tension pulled upward by intensifying conflict to a peak representing that conflict's climax, and then descending once resolution has been achieved?
Lately, the tension has ratcheted upward.
At last, for the first time in thousands of jigging motions over the past two days, tension on the upward pull.
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Try breaking the tension — and negotiating upward — with a joke.
