source of friction

collocation in English

meaningsofsourceandfriction

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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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friction
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfrɪk.ʃən/us
/ˈfrɪk.ʃən/
the force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through a liquid ...
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(Definition ofsourceandfrictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Because joints 4-6 use direct-drive motors, the only significantsourceoffrictionis from their motors.
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The diffusion of fashions among the non-elites continued to be asourceoffriction.
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A majorsourceoffrictionamong all parties concerned was already in the offing.
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Things like reviewing the salaries of the senior officers were a constantsourceoffriction.
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This requirement was asourceoffrictionbetween the two countries.
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First, pronounced asymmetrical information is asourceoffrictionbetween the principals of school trust lands and their agents.
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But there it was: it was a perpetualsourceoffrictionand such it was likely to remain.
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Every day this fact makes itself felt and is asourceoffrictionand difficulty.
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The accusations which could be brought against employers in connection with disputes about workmen's injuries were undoubtedly asourceoffriction.
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I can see its being a considerablesourceoffrictionand discontent.
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Minorities are a constantsourceoffrictionwhich may lead to ill will between nations.
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It is contrary to our obligations to our trading partners and asourceoffrictionbetween us.
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From that point of view there will be a never-endingsourceoffrictionand discontent.
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I accept that they would be asourceoffrictionand instability.
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There is bound to be a potentialsourceoffrictionbetween the new town corporation and the local authority in the area concerned.
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What you want to do in making your constitutional arrangements is to avoid everysourceoffrictionpossible.
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It has been a continualsourceoffriction.
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The clause establishes no balance of fiduciary duty between shareholders and employees and may prove to be asourceoffrictionin future labour relations.
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It removes onesourceoffrictionfrom the scene.
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It was, in my view, an additionalsourceoffrictionwherever there was racial conflict.
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