When this situation exists, there is a basic or potential psychological tension.

Much of the programming reflects a basic tension in satellite radio.

At Udbina today these tensions were partly overcome, but the basic tension remains.

There is undoubtedly a basic tension which permeates Hayek's liberal philosophy.

The basic tension of documentary theater is the battle of the actual versus the fictive.

There is a basic electronic tension that holds a body together, which would have to be overcome, but apparently his race has solved the difficulty.

And the primary spotlights a basic tension in the character of both Philadelphia and the nation.

The dispute reflects the basic tensions in a society living under the pressure of a devastating war.

That creates a basic tension for law enforcement officials.

Despite several attempts to deal with the issue, the basic tension between the need for and suspicion of native troops could never be entirely resolved.