The premature stoppage caused tempers to boil over with people angry at the decision.

Two years of losing, combined with Brown's own stubborn ways, had created an atmosphere of increasing tension that might have eventually caused tempers to flare.

Apart from biscuits, his cooking was of the sort that caused tempers to flare.

More people flying more places has taxed the air traffic control system and jammed airports, causing bad tempers and frayed nerves.

"Frustration and anxiety is causing short tempers and low-boiling points," Mr. Bruno explained.

But as the long season drew to a close, it was also the time when close confinement caused tempers to flare.

Ideas which are rising from subconsciousness can cause extreme tempers and cowing visions.

Near the end of Game 6, when Detroit held a slight lead, Artest committed a flagrant foul on Hamilton, which nearly caused tempers to boil over.

On Wednesday morning, it took two hours to pass through checkpoints between East Jerusalem and Ramallah, causing large traffic bottlenecks and high tempers.

He eventually assigns each staff member an index card with a different race on it, causing tempers to slowly simmer until they finally snap.