intense conflict

collocation in English

meaningsofintenseandconflict

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intense
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtens/us
/ɪnˈtens/
extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) ...
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conflict
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions ...
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(Definition ofintenseandconflictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a result, civil society may become an arena ofintenseconflictbetween civil groups of interests organised along these lines.
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How can those responsible for the day-to-day care of extremely premature infants and their families continue to minister to their patients while experiencing suchintenseconflict?
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There is a risk of a wider and moreintenseconflictif this opportunity for peace is not taken.
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It has not been a relationship without periods of disagreement, evenintenseconflict, but underlying it is a sense of mutual respect and understanding.
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Characteristic of these persons is anintenseconflictdependence on other and the desire for self-assertion.
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In 1999, the pastor of the congregation retired, following a time ofintenseconflict.
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The film is a psychological thriller and focuses on theintenseconflictbetween a university professor and a blackmailer.
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In 2011 the surrounding area sufferedintenseconflict.
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Pathological criticism occurs especially in situations ofintenseconflictor competition, where the normal internal and external controls on people's behaviour begin to break down.
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They express intense conflicts over resources, bitter socio-political divisions, and the strains of living in chronic privation.
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For some reason, griffons hate horses with a passion, most likely because they commonly hunt hippogriffs as food, creating anintenseconflictbetween the two species.
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Mainstreaming can open up intense conflicts for resources.
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There was a time when persecutions were limited to the more intense conflicts between religious sects, each of whom claimed to be the sole possessor of the truth.
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Hesse began a journey through various institutions and schools and experienced intense conflicts with his parents.
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