creative tension
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcreativeandtension
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creative
adjective
uk/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/us/kriˈeɪ.t̬ɪv/
producing or using original and ...
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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 ofcreativeandtensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Deftly exploring ambiguities, it holds contrasting attitudes increativetension.
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They are held in acreativetensionwith common commitments.
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We teach recognition of such things as thecreativetensionbetween metrical lines and syntactic enjambement.
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It makes for a verycreativetensionand a very good book.
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There is a natural andcreativetension.
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We have to have acreativetension.
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However, it is a somewhatcreativetension.
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The incongruity between extra-terrestrial beings and the settled, comfortable world they invade produces acreativetension.
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It is only reasonable that thecreativetensionis acknowledged.
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The other is notcreativetensionbut a destructive conflict.
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There has been acreativetensionwithin the system.
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We can all benefit from thatcreativetension.
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There is genuinecreativetensionon that point.
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I wish to show in this paper that this uncomfortable duality of interpretation and explanation in psychoanalytic discourse generates acreativetension.
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It is thecreativetensionlaunched by the class and cultural disparities of the two lovers that produces their passionate marriage as tragic.
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Which brings me to ask the question: what shall we do without thiscreativetension?
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From thatcreativetension, rivalry and competition comes, one hopes, genuine choice for the consumer.
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There is a proper balance and thus acreativetensionin a parliamentary democracy.
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I see it as having been over many centuries acreativetension.
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It is inevitable that we shall have entirely healthycreativetensionbetween the different interests.
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On this occasion, he talked about a most interesting speculation which he described ascreativetension.
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Surely, by definition there is bound to be a certain degree, to put it mildly, ofcreativetension.
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I like to describe the relationship between district councils and development corporations as a possible situation forcreativetension.
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The relationship between journalists and printers especially is one ofcreativetension, usually carried out in very colourful language.
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However, it is difficult to draw the line, because some managers think thatcreativetensionis necessary for people to perform at their best.
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