And when the two other people you're sharing that court with are involved in such a tense exchange it becomes difficult.

This was followed by a short, tense exchange of words.

In the most tense exchange of tonight's debate, the candidates were asked to name the groups that had made the largest contributions to their campaign.

Mr. Slotnick asked at another point in the tense exchange.

There was a brief, tense exchange, for example, over racial quotas.

Viserys storms off after a tense exchange of words between the two men.

Reese noted that everyone else seemed too caught up in their own private conversations to pay any heed to his tense exchange with the Cardassian.

Then he caught sight of the dignified figure in red having an oddly tense exchange with a white-haired man.

Clint also had many tense exchanges of words with Dennis, which would come to a head in the fourth episode.

The tense exchanges of the Members and their aides were stilled almost immediately.