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For too long, Ireland’s story has been told in the past tense. – The Irish identity Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
All of the safety systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected at all and there has been no release of radioactive material, however, as you can imagine, the operator and the regulator have been telling us that the situation naturally continues to be extremely tense and challenging. – Rafael Grossi	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The situation is tense, people are worried, the city needs peace and peaceful skies … Kyiv residents have been in their basements nonstop for a week now because of air raid alarm going off all the time. – Wladimir Klitschko	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It was a tense, tense time, very suspenseful and fraught with heart and strong feelings. – Robert Barnett	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is a hard line for both of you, this can become tense and full of resentment, or it can be a discussion that gets you both somewhere. ‘So from what you are telling me, it is important for us to move. Tell me again the reasons why, so I fully understand them.’ Then repeat back the reasons, without judgment or tone. – Lynn Zakeri	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Markets are trading north courtesy of the Biden-Xi virtual summit which seems to have somewhat defused U.S.-China tensions, market participants view such a summit as a positive effort to stabilise a tense relationship, fuelling risk-on mode appetite. – Stephane Ekolo	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
[ The Rolling Stone cover ] was something that we feared for a long time, we saw The Rolling Stone cover -RSB- and we got the proofs back from the photographer and I remember thinking,' We could be really screwed here.' I remember being in Rolling Stone decision and Rolling Stone decision was really tense... Rolling Stone decision was Rolling Stone decision [ to publish the cover ]. – Rey Roldan	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It was just definitely very tense, and we were definitely all on edge watching everything going on to make sure that we were ready. – Air Force	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I had my NVG’s on, my night vision goggles, and I had a Raven behind me following me out, making sure that I was, you know, safe, it was a bit tense, I’m not going to lie. But I guess you don’t really think of it at the time. You just ... do what you’re trained to do. – Braden Coleman	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I hate cars, I don't trust people driving them, especially in New Jersey, and I see a lot of accidents and New Jersey's scary. When someone pulls into our lane, maybe from a parking lot, I just automatically tense up. – Kat Wilson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues. – Andy Levin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Wow! Incredible softball, a lot of tense moments. But you live for these moments. You like to compete in these moments. – Monica Abbott	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We should clear the record, i read two excellent scripts, which I did think were excellent, but I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it to come together. They felt at one point that it was lightning in a bottle, but that point has since faded into the distance and it’s no longer relevant. – Nicolas Cage	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Release stress, be not tense, in movements of dance find healing for yourself – Shah Asad Rizvi	added by shahasadrizvi 2 years ago
I mean, I might have looked calm, i was not calm. I wish people could see our heart rate when we’re playing in those moments because that was tense. But you practice to let your body basically take over, right? That’s what I did. – Kepa Rahm	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We should explain this as like a whole other challenge of gameplay, is when you're on like a time limit. I have to watch my kids in three minutes right now, and I'm on the very last part of Mega Man X. That is tense shit. – James Rolfe	added by SuperQuotes 2 years ago
They were very charming, they knew what they were doing, they knew how to talk to us, but we kind of held back, it was just, it was tense, and we made believe everything was fine and we were very nice to them, for the most part. – Brian Sicknick	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It was pretty hairy, glad it’s over. It was definitely pretty tense, i could see the mechanics working on the car as we rolled through, adjusting the wings. I asked them not to tell me. It’s definitely a roller coaster of emotions for everybody and I ’m actually really relieved that that’s all over. – Scott Dixon	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It was a living edit, normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film. – John Smithson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film. the things that they found out gave me more insight in terms of who this young man really was. – Isa Nichols	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I promised them that when I came amongst them, I would come unarmed. There were times when it was extremely tense in the streets and they were threatening to kill a black cop. Yet I volunteered to be there, to stand with them, when you take your oath to protect and serve the people, those are the risks that you take. – Lacy Davis	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The situation is very tense. – Eckehart Rotter	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
It was just dark. It felt like every day was a funeral and watching someone die every day, it was tense every day. I wasn't nervous, but it was stressful. It was a lot of pressure. – Brandon Mitchell	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There was a large presence because we had two groups with opposing views, and we know that can always get very tense, theres always potential for violence, we understand that. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP We had a large contingent there to try to watch the egress of one group, so that the other group wouldnt intermingle with them, so thats the reason for the large presence there. – Joe Montoya	Found on FOX News 3 years ago

For too long, Ireland’s story has been told in the past tense.

– The Irish identity Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

All of the safety systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected at all and there has been no release of radioactive material, however, as you can imagine, the operator and the regulator have been telling us that the situation naturally continues to be extremely tense and challenging.

– Rafael Grossi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The situation is tense, people are worried, the city needs peace and peaceful skies … Kyiv residents have been in their basements nonstop for a week now because of air raid alarm going off all the time.

– Wladimir Klitschko

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was a tense, tense time, very suspenseful and fraught with heart and strong feelings.

– Robert Barnett

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a hard line for both of you, this can become tense and full of resentment, or it can be a discussion that gets you both somewhere. ‘So from what you are telling me, it is important for us to move. Tell me again the reasons why, so I fully understand them.’ Then repeat back the reasons, without judgment or tone.

– Lynn Zakeri

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Markets are trading north courtesy of the Biden-Xi virtual summit which seems to have somewhat defused U.S.-China tensions, market participants view such a summit as a positive effort to stabilise a tense relationship, fuelling risk-on mode appetite.

– Stephane Ekolo

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

[ The Rolling Stone cover ] was something that we feared for a long time, we saw The Rolling Stone cover -RSB- and we got the proofs back from the photographer and I remember thinking,' We could be really screwed here.' I remember being in Rolling Stone decision and Rolling Stone decision was really tense... Rolling Stone decision was Rolling Stone decision [ to publish the cover ].

– Rey Roldan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It was just definitely very tense, and we were definitely all on edge watching everything going on to make sure that we were ready.

– Air Force

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I had my NVG’s on, my night vision goggles, and I had a Raven behind me following me out, making sure that I was, you know, safe, it was a bit tense, I’m not going to lie. But I guess you don’t really think of it at the time. You just ... do what you’re trained to do.

– Braden Coleman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I hate cars, I don't trust people driving them, especially in New Jersey, and I see a lot of accidents and New Jersey's scary. When someone pulls into our lane, maybe from a parking lot, I just automatically tense up.

– Kat Wilson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues.

– Andy Levin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Wow! Incredible softball, a lot of tense moments. But you live for these moments. You like to compete in these moments.

– Monica Abbott

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We should clear the record, i read two excellent scripts, which I did think were excellent, but I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it to come together. They felt at one point that it was lightning in a bottle, but that point has since faded into the distance and it’s no longer relevant.

– Nicolas Cage

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Release stress, be not tense, in movements of dance find healing for yourself

– Shah Asad Rizvi

added by shahasadrizvi
2 years ago

I mean, I might have looked calm, i was not calm. I wish people could see our heart rate when we’re playing in those moments because that was tense. But you practice to let your body basically take over, right? That’s what I did.

– Kepa Rahm

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We should explain this as like a whole other challenge of gameplay, is when you're on like a time limit. I have to watch my kids in three minutes right now, and I'm on the very last part of Mega Man X. That is tense shit.

– James Rolfe

added by SuperQuotes
2 years ago

They were very charming, they knew what they were doing, they knew how to talk to us, but we kind of held back, it was just, it was tense, and we made believe everything was fine and we were very nice to them, for the most part.

– Brian Sicknick

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It was pretty hairy, glad it’s over. It was definitely pretty tense, i could see the mechanics working on the car as we rolled through, adjusting the wings. I asked them not to tell me. It’s definitely a roller coaster of emotions for everybody and I ’m actually really relieved that that’s all over.

– Scott Dixon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was a living edit, normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film.

– John Smithson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film. the things that they found out gave me more insight in terms of who this young man really was.

– Isa Nichols

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I promised them that when I came amongst them, I would come unarmed. There were times when it was extremely tense in the streets and they were threatening to kill a black cop. Yet I volunteered to be there, to stand with them, when you take your oath to protect and serve the people, those are the risks that you take.

– Lacy Davis

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The situation is very tense.

– Eckehart Rotter

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

It was just dark. It felt like every day was a funeral and watching someone die every day, it was tense every day. I wasn't nervous, but it was stressful. It was a lot of pressure.

– Brandon Mitchell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There was a large presence because we had two groups with opposing views, and we know that can always get very tense, theres always potential for violence, we understand that. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP We had a large contingent there to try to watch the egress of one group, so that the other group wouldnt intermingle with them, so thats the reason for the large presence there.

– Joe Montoya

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

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