increasing tension

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandtension

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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tension
noun
uk
/ˈten.ʃən/us
/ˈten.ʃən/
a feeling of nervousness before an important or ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandtensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is naturally our policy to avoidincreasingtension.
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This isincreasingtensionin some parts of the world.
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That is the basis ofincreasingtensionrecently.
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I think it is a period, also, ofincreasingtension.
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It is clear that arms are percolating through the world andincreasingtension.
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Suppose that we have a period ofincreasingtension, leading six months later to a conflict.
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Such an attack as we have seen will add to theincreasingtensionin the area.
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Unless that is redressed, there will beincreasingtensionand clashes.
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To my mind that stricter régime contributed to theincreasingtensionand the eventual riot.
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We feared that the alternative to such a settlement would be continued hostilities and probably steadilyincreasingtension.
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There have been indications ofincreasingtensionbetween strikers and those who wish to return to work.
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Of course, circumstances of this kind lead eventually to constant turmoil andincreasingtensionin the country.
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The seizure of land and the destruction of property is provocative,increasingtensionand mistrust, and making a comprehensive settlement more difficult to achieve.
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This creates a swirling effect ofincreasingtensionwhich is relieved by dropping the note.
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Forward motion of the barrel is arrested by the progressivelyincreasingtensionof the recoil spring.
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During theincreasingtensionof the 1930s, plans were made to make the gold more mobile.
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However, the incident added to anincreasingtensionbetween the two empires.
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Everyone has always realised that immediately after a statement of policy, whatever the final result, there must be inevitably anincreasingtension, and the possibility of grave disturbance.
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In fiction film, the technique can be used to indicate simultaneous action or flashbacks, usuallyincreasingtensionor revealing information.
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Another problem that the government was forced to confront wasincreasingtensionon the subject of citizenship and nationality.
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It is important to distinguish between warning of an actual attack and a period of alert at a time ofincreasingtensionwhich would enable emergency preparations to be made.
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He lived through theincreasingtensionbetween religious liberals and conservatives and took a moderate position, rejecting the extremes of both groups.
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This allows the disc to expand while heating up withoutincreasingtensionin such a way that the disc would become warped.
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The gas pressure builds in the wellbore,increasingtensionin the rock until it becomes greater than the breakdown pressure of the formation.
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