inner struggle

collocation in English

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inner
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪn.ər/us
/ˈɪn.ɚ/
inside or contained within ...
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struggle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/us
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/
a very difficult task that you can do only by making a ...
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(Definition ofinnerandstrugglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Complexity,innerstruggleand hesitation, rather than ideological devotion and clear-cut intellectual engagement, were the products of this multilayered ambivalence.
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His whole life was a constantinnerstruggle: one of self-questioning and self-doubt.
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How does she end hisinnerstruggleand become a ray of sunshine in his dark, gloomy life.
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The greater jihad is theinnerstruggleby a believer to fulfill his religious duties.
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Thisinnerstruggle(with faith), would remain of significant importance in his literary work.
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The letters describe hisinnerstruggleagainst the social norms of his time.
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Another variation is theinnerstrugglein characters (and by extension, humans in reality) between good and evil.
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Many themes are portrayed in this novel including good vs evil,innerstruggle, human nature, conformity vs individuality, friendship and cooperation.
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I feel theirinnerstruggle, aspirations of freedom, fearlessness and courage.
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He wrote, as well, books on his ideology, political beliefs, and hisinnerstruggle.
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Thisinnerstrugglehas been much commented on.
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Especially when he takes tuberculosis also has aninnerstrugglethat leads him to think about his future as a human being and change their lives.
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Bobowska's legacy includes the poems she wrote and pictures she drew while in prison, depicting theinnerstruggleto retain dignity when faced with inhuman conditions.
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After inner struggles he applied to be laicized or be relieved of the priesthood, which church authorities granted in the summer of 1967.
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All of the band's lyrics focused on life, destiny and inner struggles, and the band's artwork and album cover designs were science-fiction themed.
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Lyrical themes are relationships, inner struggles and poetry.
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Inner struggles for the control of trading and bank enterprises, soon divided the city in factions.
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Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict.
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