Tensions erupted between the PRC and the Soviet Union over a number of issues, including border disputes, resulting in the Sino-Soviet Split in the 1960s.

Tensions between New York City police and gay residents of Greenwich Village erupted into more protests the next evening, and again several nights later.

Tensions in Massachusetts nearly erupted into violence in the fall of 1774 when redcoats seized provincial gunpowder during the so-called Powder Alarm.

Tensions erupted between the two factions, and the resulting fracas made newspaper headlines.

Tensions erupted in June 1832, when Texas residents systematically expelled all Mexican troops from eastern Texas.

Tensions ran high and almost erupted into open warfare.

Tensions between Serbia and Austria eventually drew in the other European powers and escalated into a world war.

Tensions over how to merge these patches into the main tree eventually led to the fork of the project into GNU Emacs and XEmacs.

Tensions between Bahrain and Iran had already been raised in the summer of 2007, when Hossein Shariatmadari, an Advisor to Iran ’ s supreme leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and editor of the Iranian newspaper, Kayan, called for Bahrain to be incorporated into Iran as its 14th province – a stance that echoed Saddam Hussein ’ s designs on Kuwait in the late 1980s.

Tensions simmered for many years as the Leftist factions of the KDP attempted to bring the members of the Iraqi Communist Party into the party and force the party to adopt progressive policies of agrarian reform-angering Barzani's political and military support base of the tribal elders (" Aghas ").

Tensions escalated into the Croatian War of Independence when the Yugoslav National Army and various Serb paramilitaries attacked Croatia.

Tensions increased between the Sioux and European Americans ' seeking to move into the Black Hills.

Tensions within Helloween worsened, and the band split into three factions, with Michael Kiske and Ingo Schwichtenberg on one side, Michael Weikath and Roland Grapow on the other, and Markus Grosskopf in the middle, trying to keep peace between the four men.

Tensions between the King of the Hejaz, Husayn ibn Ali, and Abdulaziz al-Saud, Sultan of Nejd, soon broke out into violence.

Tensions between many leading Scottish members, including Alan McCombes and Catriona Grant, and the UK leadership led to a split within the CWI into two separate platforms.

Tensions between the Republic and the Separatists eventually escalated into all-out war, and the conflicts that would later be known as the " Clone Wars " began ( chronicled in Attack of the Clones ).

Tensions continued until the group split into factions, with Pierce and his supporters splitting off into the newly formed National Alliance.

Tensions between George Hunter and the rest of the band escalated throughout 1968 until Mike Wilhelm, Richard Olsen and Terry Wilson decided to disband the group, reforming soon afterward without inviting Hunter back into the band.

Tensions flared into a full-blown riot in August 1917 ; the Houston Race Riot of 1917 resulted in the deaths of 15 whites ( including 4 policemen ) and 4 black soldiers, and scores of additional injuries.

Tensions escalated into 1989 when two notable protests occurred.

Tensions grew between Mormons on Beaver and their non-Mormon neighbors, frequently exploding into violence.

Tensions lingered into the 20th century, but the Cherokee did not have the extended insurrection among pro-Confederate forces that occurred in the South.

Tensions continued between Austrian section of the Nazi Party, who believed in a pan-Germanic state, which would bring Austria into a Greater German Empire and the Heimwehr, who believed that Austria should remain an independent nation.

Tensions arose with the company's private shareholders, as Cargill typically put 80 % of earnings back into the business.

Tensions between Native Americans and white settlers escalated into the Mariposa War.

Tensions increased towards the end of the season when wide receivers coach and Shanahan loyalist Nick Nicolau got into a heated argument with assistant coach Art Shell ( a Davis loyalist ) in which Nicolau reportedly accused Shell of only having a job by virtue of his friendship with Davis.

Tensions developed between the mainstream around Pablo and a minority that argued unsuccessfully against open work.

Tensions led to the open clashes like the July 1998 confrontation in Gudermes in which some 50 people died in the fight between Chechen National Guard and the Islamist militias.

Tensions between factions sometimes described as " the free religionists " and " the metropolitan liberals " ( occasionally in the form of an open left-right conflict, with the " free religious " members emphasizing the social aspect over liberal economics ) was an important part of party life up until the seventies.

Tensions between Diamond and the rest of the celebrities culminated in an open confrontation during which Diamond initially challenged Ant to " physical combat " and subsequently issued the challenge to Harvey Walden after Walden defended Ant.

Tensions between British-American settlers and the Cherokee increased during the 1750s, culminating in open hostilities in 1758.

Tensions between the opposing empires that extended across a wide range of religious, cultural and political conflicts, led to the outbreak of hostilities in the 19th century and eventually yielded the Second Treaty of Erzurum between the two parties, in 1847, after protracted negotiations, which included British and Russian delegates.

Tensions are extremely high and military hostilities could escalate without warning.

Tensions in the British Colony of Virginia were raised in April 1775 at roughly the same time that the hostilities of the American Revolutionary War broke out in the Province of Massachusetts Bay with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Tensions over this " workerist " tendency came to a head within the RCP in 1977 around whether China remained a communist country after the death of Mao Zedong and subsequent leadership struggles in the People's Republic of China between the Gang of Four and Hua Guofeng.

Tensions rose markedly after Christopher Seider, " a young lad about eleven Years of Age ", was killed by a customs employee on February 22, 1770.

Tensions continued, however, and on February 27, 2008, Krens resigned from his position in the foundation.

Tensions arose between the band members as DeLonge expressed his desire to cancel the tour and enter a half-year respite from touring in late 2004, and the band officially announced an " indefinite hiatus " in February 2005.

Tensions rose considerably in the city of Kosovska Mitrovica after the Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008.

Tensions came to a head on 13 February, when news emerged of the death in Carabanchel of the ETA militant Jose Ignacio Arregui, a victim of torture after being held incommunicado during 10 days in the General Security Directorate ( Dirección General de Seguridad ).

Tensions rose after Christopher Seider, a Boston teenager, was killed by a customs employee on 22 February 1770.

Tensions in the fleet had been gradually rising since the start of the war, and in February 1797, anonymous sailors from the Channel Fleet at Spithead sent letters to their former commander Lord Howe, soliciting his support in improving their conditions.

Tensions rose when a new constitution was unanimously adopted, on 21 February 1961, providing for a " hyperprésidentiel " regime.

Tensions between Maoists and security forces emerged in February 2001 when the Bhojpur VDC headquarters were destroyed.