conflicting goals
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conflicting
adjective
uk/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/us/kənˈflɪk.tɪŋ/
Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different ...
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goal
noun[C]
uk/ɡəʊl/us/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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Our two conflicting goals, material aggrandizement and mental security, have political dimensions as well.
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Thirdly, efficiency and coverage are often conflicting goals for a parser.
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Information must be assimilated and integrated from many sources to adjudicate difficult choices and mediate conflicting goals.
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However, because the tasks are not clear, and the possibly conflicting goals are not considered, the criteria by which to evaluate whether adjustment is successful will also remain unsubstantial.
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The conflicting goals of producing cash crops both for food and for industrial inputs also were problematic.
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These conflicting goals proved beyond contemporary destroyer design, and the resulting ships were top-heavy design, with severe stability problems and with inherent structural weaknesses.
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The problem usually consists of two actors, a pursuer and an evader, with conflicting goals.
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These apparently conflicting goals create the potential for confusion or false security alerts in poorly constructed networks.
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Drama is created by characters pursuing conflicting goals, and the text often refuses to assign a moral function to their actions.
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If there are multiple rewards programs, it is important to consider if there might be any conflicting goals.
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Certain of the families had conflicting goals on certain issues, including the location for the school and the inclusion of religious instruction.
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These conflicting goals proved beyond contemporary destroyer design, and the initial ships of this class were top-heavy design, with severe stability problems and with inherent structural weaknesses.
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By taking together environmental conservation and herewith conflicting goals in one and the same sustainability indicator the development of the state of the environment is being obscured.
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Such individuals or groups also hold the power to generate moral panic; similarly multiple moral entrepreneurs may have conflicting goals and work to counteract each other.
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