Domestic political pressure became a source of heightened international tension.

The Black Sea Fleet is another potential source of tension.

It continues to be another source of tension in the region.

The Convention has been instrumental in removing a major source of tension and potential conflict.

Increasing inequalities were a source of social tension and conflict between and within individual nations.

Moreover, the situation in Burundi has created a new source of tension in the south.

Labour migration to secure a livelihood is frequently a source of family tension and disintegration.

The run up to Taiwan's presidential election on March 20th is one current source of tension.

The levels are such that the stockpiles themselves can constitute a source of tension and insecurity.

Nor is it clear whether Maliki will finally end the de Baathification process another major source of tension.

However, if poorly prepared and managed, the elections could be an additional source of tension and further instability.

The territorial issue concerning the border village of Yenga remains a source of tension between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

The ideological division of the world, a source of deep mistrust and constant tension, has come to an end.

The issue of boundary disputes between several chieftaincies is also a potential source of tension that needs to be addressed.

The humanitarian and human rights situation was deteriorating and was the basic source of tension in the Middle East.

As the perception of non partisanship in public administration has diminished, proximity to those in power has become another source of tension.

Concomitantly, the existence of Israeli settlements and the persistent lack of control over settlers were seen as a particularly disquieting additional source of tension.

It is the Taiwan independence secessionist activities perpetrated by the Taiwan authorities that are the real source of tension in the Taiwan Strait.

It is the Taiwan independence secessionist activities perpetrated by the Taiwan authorities that are the real source of tension in the Taiwan Straits.

It is the Taiwan independence secessionist activities perpetrated by the Taiwan authorities that are the real source of tension in the Taiwan Straits.

Labour migration to secure a livelihood is frequently a source of family tension and disintegration, also leading to intensified responsibilities for female members.

Then, of course, there is Tibet, perhaps China s greatest domestic security concern, and also a perennial source of tension with India, owing to territorial disputes.

The first and most serious source of tension stems from the need to recognize Kurdish identity as a fully legitimate part of the Turkish Republic.

If two friends have a reciprocal transaction, like selling a car, it's well known that this can be a source of tension or awkwardness.

If two friends have a reciprocal transaction, like selling a car, it's well known that this can be a source of tension or awkwardness.

A principal source of persistent tension among the population is the increasingly aggressive and violent behaviour of settlers, who have acted with impunity in most cases.

The report shows that the aggressive, violent behaviour of the settlers, who have been systematically armed, has become the main source of tension in the region.

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Processes of change imposed from the top, and viewed from below with deep suspicion and or as a potential source of tension and risk, suffer this fate.

Another source of tension facing the colonial regime was the United States Government's intention to introduce in Puerto Rico capital punishment, prohibited under the Puerto Rican Constitution.

Such a step would remove a source of tension and conflict and significantly enhance the prospects for peace, poverty alleviation, development and cooperation within the hemisphere of the Americas.

This means that the United Nations has successfully terminated its activities, carried out over many years, aimed at the elimination of this source of tension and conflict in southern Africa.

The members expressed their deep conviction that the occupation of parts of southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa by Israel is the main source of tension and instability in the area.

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If I put some tension on my body, tension on my suit,

The principal source of tension in the occupied territories is the continued existence of Israeli settlements and the increasingly violent behaviour of settlers in the wake of the signing of the Declaration of Principles.

Emerging market policymakers in big countries such as Brazil, China, and Turkey routinely attack the US and its monetary policy as a source of inflation, social tension, and political instability.

Today, there is no greater threat to international peace and security and no greater source of tension and conflict among nations than the widening gap between rich and poor States.

You can't stand tension.

That is the case with reform programmes that are promulgated from the top and viewed at the bottom with deep suspicion and or as a potential source of traumas and tension.

There was tension in my wire, but I also could feel tension on the ground.

There's a lot of tension among the siblings.

In Asia, there remain several hotbeds of tension.

(21 March 1994) of elections could aggravate tension