Although that was an extreme incident, there have been long-standing tensions and rivalries in the borough for years.

Macedonia has ramped up long-standing tensions with its neighbour Greece by starting work on a giant bronze monument of Alexander the Great.

The rebellion stemmed from a variety of grievances, including long-standing ethnic tensions with Han Chinese, poor administration, grinding poverty and growing competition for arable land.

Ms. van Paasschen's comments underscored the long-standing tension and bitterness between the two lawmakers.

The novel is set during World War I in Austria-Hungary, a multi-ethnic empire full of long-standing tensions.

Although Mikhail Gorbachev had begun his policy of glasnost, the long-standing tension between the two countries continued.

Eldritch has said to have pitched "Torch" as a potential song for the album, which culminated the long-standing tension between himself and Adams.

The Scheme and the debates about it highlight some of the long-standing tensions in English educational policy.

Expansion gradually gave way to financial difficulty, reflecting a long-standing tension between education and the need for profit.

They reflect a long-standing tension between cultural and structural (or informal and formal) versions of what organizations are.