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conflict
verbs
come into conflict with somebody
• Local people have often come into conflict with planning officials.
bring somebody into conflict with somebody
• Some of her actions have brought her into conflict with her managers.
cause/create/provoke conflict
• Sometimes very small disagreements can cause conflict within a family.
resolve a conflict
• You may need a lawyer to resolve a serious conflict between neighbours.
avoid conflict
• The Prime Minister wants to avoid a conflict over the issue.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + conflict
political/social conflict
• Widespread unemployment often leads to social conflict.
industrial conflict
(= between workers and their employers )
• The industrial conflict resulted in a series of strikes.
ethnic/racial conflict
(= between people of different races )
• The ethnic conflict in the region has become violent.
family conflict
• There are various techniques you can use to try and avoid family conflict.
bitter conflict
(= very angry )
• The new law provoked bitter conflict.
phrases
a source of conflict
• Lack of money is often a source of conflict between spouses.
an area of conflict
(= a subject or matter that causes conflict )
• There may be many areas of conflict between parents and teenagers.
conflict resolution
(= finding a way to end a conflict )
• The children are learning methods of conflict resolution to use on the playground.
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noun fight/argument ADJ. big, great, major | bitter, serious, violent | growing, increasing | constant, continued, continuing, unresolved He is in constant conflict with the authorities. | open, overt | global, internal, regional | armed, military | civil, class, cultural, ethnic, family, industrial, political, social, religious VERB + CONFLICT bring sb/sth into, cause, come into, create, lead to, provoke His work brought him into conflict with more conventional scientists. The decision led to a bitter conflict between the management and unions. | avert, avoid, prevent They hid their feelings to avoid conflict. | handle | end, resolve, settle, solve The United Nations are hoping to resolve the conflict quickly. CONFLICT + VERB arise (from sth), occur The conflict arose from different ambitions within the team. PREP. during/in a/the ~ Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic conflicts in the region. | in ~ They found themselves in conflict over the future of the firm. | in ~ with in conflict with management | ~ about/over a conflict over ownership of the land | ~ between conflicts between different ethnic groups | ~ with to end the conflict with France | ~ within serious conflicts within the ruling party PHRASES an area/a source of conflict, in direct conflict with sb difference between ideas/wishes, etc. ADJ. fundamental, serious, sharp | direct | inherent the inherent conflict between the demands of farmers and wishes of environmentalists | inner | ideological CONFLICT + NOUN situation | management, resolution the key to successful conflict management PREP. in ~ with in direct conflict with his wishes | ~ between the conflict between science and religion | ~ of a serious conflict of opinion PHRASES a conflict of interests/loyalties, verb ADV. apparently how to reconcile apparently conflicting goals | potentially potentially conflicting values PREP. with His opinions conflicted with mine.
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