mounting tension

collocation in English

meaningsofmountingandtension

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mounting
adjective
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈmaʊn.t̬ɪŋ/
gradually ...
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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 ofmountingandtensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They will lead tomountingtension.
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Conversely, such induced reflection attenuates the potentiallymountingtensionbetween the two apparently discrepant discourses of the body-social and the body-physical.
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It was one not of co-operation but of suppression, of mutual suspicion, ofmountingtension.
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This would obviously help to alleviatemountingtensionin the cattle ports.
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There was steadilymountingtensionin the country which he governed.
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During a period ofmountingtensionleading up to war, we can expect a considerable degree of sabotage and subversion.
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The play is onemountingtension, thrilling in its evocation of terror and fatality.
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Ten days, or so, is the idea; ten days or so ofmountingtensionwhile the aggressor gathers his strength and teeters on the awful brink.
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The label's intrusive management practices and interference with various elements of production also contributed tomountingtensionand conflict in its dealings with the group.
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This attraction and the close quarters in which the couples lived caused what has been described as an extraordinary andmountingtensionwithin the isolated household.
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Despite a start full of promise, the experiment ultimately failed when the federal government withdrew funding in 1939 in response tomountingtensionin the community.
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