One telling incident truly captured the tense climate of the times.

But in the current tense political climate in Washington, it was seized upon by both the Bush administration and its critics.

In a tense political climate, the game took on larger meaning.

This added to the tense climate between slaves and grands blancs.

In this tense climate, the process of choosing Suárez's successor commenced.

This created a tense climate and uncertainty about his future reign.

There was a very tense climate in 1918-1920, a time of decision.

Though the idea may seem improbable in the tense climate that now prevails, it should not be dismissed.

The film was created in a tense political climate at a time when talking about the 1950s and the 1956 Revolution was still taboo.

During the Reims Congress, which happened in a very tense climate, the leaders of the factions failed to form a majority.