6 sentences with 'tensions'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tensions and other words derived from it.
• « In other words, the First World War did not solve any of the international problems or tensions that had started it. Instead, it made them worse because it demonstrated how powerful and devastating modern weapons were, and it also showed that no one power could assert its dominance. »
• « While nationalist rivalries and international tensions certainly led to war in some ways, as they did in World War I, the primary cause of World War II was undoubtedly Adolf Hitler's personal obsession with creating a vast expanded German empire. »
• « As Cold War tensions mounted, Stalin ordered a blockade of all supplies going to Berlin's western zones. The US led a massive airlift of food and supplies for nearly a year, while both sides carefully avoided armed confrontation. In the end, the Soviets abandoned the blockade, and West Berlin became a single western camp site in the middle of communist East Germany. »
• « It would be many years, however, before the tensions that were brewing within the marriage came to the surface. »
• « In every human relationship there can be conflicts or tensions. The way in which they are resolved and managed is decisive for the achievement of coexistence. »