Sullivan continued to smile, hoping the initial tension had begun to dissipate.

He remembered her initial tension, the way she had clung to him as if seeking strength.

The initial tension between the wives is relieved when the second wife gives birth.

After initial tensions passed the crisis was averted, both sides being unwilling to go to war over a pig.

The initial tension caused by the split, combined with the schools' geographic proximity to each other, formed the basis of the rivalry.

A bow which, while unstrung curved forwards, was under an initial tension.

This division of the cohesive family injects initial tension into the storyline.

He felt her relaxing, some of the initial tension between them dissipating.

It caused some initial tension, but the two now seem to be in sync.

Despite the initial tension, the Yemeni and American investigations proceeded.