conflicting claims

collocation in English

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conflicting
adjective
uk
/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/us
/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/
Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different ...
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claim
noun[C]
uk
/kleɪm/us
/kleɪm/
a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not ...
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(Definition ofconflictingandclaimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A conflicting claims model of inflation is developed, in which inflation is the result of conflict over the functional distribution of income.
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At my request representatives of the staff associations concerned are now discussing the possibility of reconciling their conflicting claims.
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It is answerable to its electorate and must try to keep a balance between different and conflicting claims.
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How and where are their conflicting claims to be reconciled?
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Two strange and conflicting claims have been made during the debate.
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The conflict soon turned into a news propaganda war, in which press briefings given by government officials of each nation produced conflicting claims and counterclaims.
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However, there have been conflicting claims about the degree to which these products warrant a health concern.
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Consequently, this may lead to violence because conflicting claims to superiority are based on unverifiable appeals to the supernatural which can not be adjudicated objectively.
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Citizens and civic leaders of rival cities often argue over their conflicting claims to this accolade.
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There are conflicting claims on the exact ratios or whether or how much of it was voluntary or not.
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To rely on the adversary process as the principal means of resolving conflicting claims is a mistake that must be corrected.
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There are conflicting claims about how the flag was torn.
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Litigation from two conflicting claims, however, slowed the town's development.
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Both sides have made conflicting claims about the position of chief ministers from these states.
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Exchange of views about radiation risks caused uneasiness about nuclear power, especially among those unable to evaluate the conflicting claims.
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The process of resolving conflicting claims to reach an equilibrium is called justice operation.
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An accurate chronological assessment of literary works has been rendered difficult due to lack of concrete scientific evidence to support conflicting claims.
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