sharp disagreement

collocation in English

meaningsofsharpanddisagreement

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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disagreement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/
an argument or a situation in which people do not have the ...
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(Definition ofsharpanddisagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet, their different institutional vantages frequently place them insharpdisagreementover what happened and why.
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Yet there wassharpdisagreementover how and how far a father's authority might be exercised.
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There wassharpdisagreement, but it did not split the alliance.
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A large volume of evidence has been submitted to a public inquiry and there has beensharpdisagreementbetween technical witnesses.
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Compromises may have to be struck, but there is nosharpdisagreement.
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The partnership worked well until the duo came intosharpdisagreementover the percentage of advertising that should be allocated in the newspaper.
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These debates again revealed asharpdisagreementover the purpose of government.
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With many of my coauthors there were sharp disagreements and very close bargaining as to how to phrase this or that.
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He frequently had sharp disagreements with others in the group and competed for leadership.
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Sharp disagreements between the two powers prolonged the occupation until 1876.
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Few subjects were taboo, and sharp disagreements were welcomed.
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