violent clash
collocation in Englishmeaningsofviolentandclash
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violent
adjective
uk/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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clash
noun
uk/klæʃ/us/klæʃ/
a fight or argument ...
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(Definition ofviolentandclashfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The tragedy is that, when there is aviolentclashof feeling between large numbers of people, those misconceptions arise to bedevil the situation.
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Aviolentclashtook place with worshipers and it was destroyed.
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Protest leaders argued that police provoked the last and mostviolentclashnear the presidential palace, by blocking a procession and infiltrating it with provocateurs.
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Aviolentclashbetween pro-secession and pro-unity movements soon broke out.
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Another largeviolentclasherupted as a result of the new city ordinance.
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Between the second half of the 17th century and the year 1811 a history of violent clashes between the three rural communities is documented.
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Theviolentclashwas inevitable.
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A successful electoral campaign improved the possibility of winning the violent clashes on election day.
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The situation with two chiefs led to violent clashes.
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Several demonstrations led to violent clashes with the armed forces (police, gendarmerie and army).
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A sustained process of marginalization driven by these asymmetries has inevitably caused the disadvantaged to revolt resulting in many cases in violent clashes.
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To win the violent clashes on election day it was necessary to mobilise the popular classes.
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On the one hand, the violent clashes were ritualised conflicts because they were limited to a single day and a specific place, the main square of the constituency.
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Election days did not witness violent clashes of opposing factions.
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Violent clashes with the army and police, as well as strikes and peaceful demonstrations, continued for six months, bringing life in the island to a near standstill.
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Industrial action, which is an element of street encounters and violent clashes, is regarded by the proponents of the strong civil society thesis as a measure of civil society strength.
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Only then can the perpetrators of the violent clashes have a fair and transparent trial.
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That is really part of the thrill of entering this field—that there are violent clashes of opinion and disagreement.
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During recent years we have witnessed acute tension and in some cases violent clashes between peoples of different races in countries all over the world.
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