Sentences with phrase «as in a tense situation»

When physically and emotionally aroused — as in a tense situation, faster, stronger heartbeats may lead to greater likelihood of perceiving threat where there is none and making an error in judgement.»

Not exact matches

It's natural to feel tense in certain situations, but if you want to socialize and meet people you should try to conceal your nervousness as best you can.

U.S. stocks were mostly lower as the tense situation in Ukraine was brought back in the spotlight following a report from NATO who observed an alarming rise in Russian forces near the Ukraine border.

Cynics might be tempted to dismiss such enthusiasm as an emotional release in a tense situation.

The streets are empty in the late evenings and early mornings, but the traces of the day's street battles leave no doubt as to how tense the situation in the city really is.

THE BRONX — A New York State assemblyman from The Bronx says police used excessive force against him as he tried to soothe a tense situation between officers and community members in Morrisania and then lied about it to the press.

A very effective Hitchcockian thriller that starts off as a modest drama, taking a good time to develop its characters in a careful way, and then starts unexpectedly to become suffocatingly tense as the characters find themselves trapped more and more in an unbearable situation.

The script for the 1980s - set Beirut, which follows a former U.S. diplomat (Hamm) as he gets pulled back to Lebanon by shady intelligence officials to handle a tense hostage situation, was actually written in the early»90s and sat on the shelf for ages.

Everything works as you think it should which is important in those tense situations where you need to be able to accomplish your goal on the fly.

This is the ship that was boarded by four Somali pirates in 2009, leading to a tense hostage situation that was eventually resolved by the intervention of US Navy SEALs, and Ray has smartly compressed the real - life events into a gripping narrative that takes off as soon as the pirates appear.

As is so common in these situations, the dynamics in the family are tense and uncertain.

Although not quite as theatrical or as thrilling as in the movie, the U.S. economy is facing a similarly tense situation today.

This is a very tense situation the first time through for the person with the headset on, as they are expecting a bomb to blow up in their face.

They'll clear the map of any robots, serving as a great lifesaver in particularly tense situations.

Be warned though that the game quickly tests friendships as things can easily go wrong even when you think you're in control of a tense situation.

The applicant has chosen to list «ability to de-escalate tense situations» and «good work ethic» as skills because those two qualities are specifically listed in the job skills section of the included job listing.

Investigations and Law Enforcement — Selected Duties & Responsibilities Build and implement investigations programs and security solutions to enable effective organizational administration, threat detection / elimination, conflict / issue resolution, and other critical discovery functions Utilize various technical applications, including cameras, A / V equipment, transmitters, recorders, and bugs, to generate valuable information and isolate parties responsible for criminal and civil malfeasance Create issue and security reports to enable development of new policies and procedures aimed at preventing further wrongdoing and protect valuable resources team Integrate investigative principles into corporate strategic mission, ensuring management and program accountability, proactive prevention of discrimination, case efficiency, and legal analysis Perform security and crime analyses of firm infrastructure against related compliance requirements as well as on - going vulnerability assessments to continuously mitigate risk Develop investigatory standard documents to serve as guide and rules resources to promote fair and legal probes Supervise related departmental staff, including performance plan development and assessment, technical oversight, personnel recruitment and training, staff discipline, and other pertinent functions Work as a member of the corporate incident response team in the execution of all related tasks, including incident response plan development, damage minimization, resource restoration, and firm integrity protection Communicate all issues and user feedback to members of management, law enforcement professionals, and other interested parties, generating situational reports and follow - up recommendations based on investigatory results Maintain a strong working knowledge of all software, hardware, applications, techniques, trends and other critical tools which aid in effective investigation React quickly based upon limited and confidential information, drawing upon extensive police and military experience in tense, complicated situations Collaborate in the preparation of necessary legal documents, including search and arrest warrants Assist management with various other duties as assigned

In highly stressful situations, the body usually shows signs of anxiety, such as a racing heart, feeling sick, tense muscles or being short of breath.