constant tension

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandtension

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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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 ofconstantandtensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is probably due in part to the fact that we assume the sameconstanttensionfor each solution curve.
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There is aconstanttensionbetween making reliable, accessible observations and introducing an unacceptable interference into the process.
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Aconstanttensionbetween competing discourses, between creating, preserving, and annihilating memories, characterized the set-up of war remembrance.
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For those in work there isconstanttensionand insecurity.
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In many rural communities, there is aconstanttensionbetween the desire for change and the desire to maintain the appearance of unity.
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Through the process of devolution, we are setting up aconstanttension.
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There is aconstanttensionbetween the temptation of protectionism and the opportunities of free trade.
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The population lives in an atmosphere of violence andconstanttension.
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There is, therefore, aconstanttensionwithin the industry as people move out of it.
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There isconstanttensionand living conditions are becoming increasingly miserable.
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There isconstanttensionbetween the two.
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It creates a situation ofconstanttensionbetween the two communities, leaving the door open for new – including military – interventions.
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The smell, the noise, the lack of privacy, theconstanttension, and often the abject fear, are quite overwhelming.
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Many of the troops on this demanding routine, against a background ofconstanttension, are not infantrymen.
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There will beconstanttensionbetween the commercial interests of those operators and the transport interests of the train operators.
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Executives and managers face aconstanttensionbetween centralizing and decentralizing information technology for their organizations.
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These new devices created aconstanttensionbetween illusion and the use of real objects.
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This difference serves as a source ofconstanttensionin homological algebra.
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One of the crucial points is theconstanttensionbetween, on the one hand, maintaining the internal market and, on the other hand, protecting the environment.
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Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected toconstanttension.
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The end result is that the tether is underconstanttensionand wants to hang in a vertical orientation.
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There is no pedal, the hats are simply kept closed at aconstanttension, similarly to a cymbal stack.
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It is a clear, membrane-like structure that is quite elastic, a quality that keeps it underconstanttension.
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They experienceconstanttensionbetween feelings of self-importance and experiencing the environment as unappreciative and humiliating.
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