Sentences with phrase «central point of tension»

Another central point of tension in the piece has to do with causality: In other words, «Okay, we've figured out that couples who do X tend to stay together, so will it work to teach X to unhappy couples?»

Not exact matches

Garner's death brought into focus a central point of Mr. de Blasio's campaign: the increasing tensions between communities of color and the police over stop - and - frisk and instances of alleged brutality, which he vowed to ease.

Given the picture's enduring popularity, there's really no point in rehashing the plot — OK, for the uninitiated (all two of you): Ripley (series star Sigourney Weaver) heads back into space and leads a team of military grunts against the nasty extra-terrestrials — but there's always room to rehash many of the highlights: Weaver's terrific performance in the central role; the contrast between the heroic Corporal Hicks (Michael Biehn) and the cowardly Private Hudson (Bill Paxton); the escalating villainy of company man Burke (Paul Reiser); scripter Cameron's ability to keep piling on confrontations and director Cameron's ability to milk them for maximum tension; and, of course, those wonderful alien creations.

The tensions between collecting data, surveillance practices and expansion of social media on one hand, and liberty and subjectivity on the other hand are central point of the exhibition.