conflicting objectives

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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objective
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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It can be thought of as an extension or generalisation of linear programming to handle multiple, normallyconflictingobjectivemeasures.
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Because of the multiple conflicting objectives inherent in problems of optical design, the fitness measure is divided into four distinct phases.
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It is not easy to reconcile conflicting objectives and the balance must be adjusted from time to time.
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The strains, which are significant in the south-west, are increasing and are likely to increase elsewhere, with no obvious mechanisms for resolving conflicting objectives.
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A code of practice would necessarily need to resolve some conflicting objectives, but that is what a code of practice is for.
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Inevitably, it will have to contend with multiple and conflicting objectives.
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The need for a gradual transition if such conflicting objectives are to be avoided in this area is therefore plain to see.
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It is manifestly difficult, and perhaps impossible, to reconcile fully those apparently conflicting objectives.
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We must reconcile a number of potentially conflicting objectives in responding to the judgment.
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I accept it, and somehow we will try to get it right both ways, although they are almost mutually impossible and conflicting objectives to achieve at the same time.
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We have to reconcile conflicting objectives.
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He is attempting what no corporate guru has ever tried; reconcile two conflicting objectives.
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In practical implementations of the algorithm, those conflicting objectives are compromised one way or another.
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The conflicting objectives of cost control and customer service often pit an organization's financial and operating managers against its sales and marketing departments.
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Mainstream scholars generally describe "embedded liberalism" as involving a compromise between two desirable but partially conflicting objectives.
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This long list of often conflicting objectives is what makes routing extremely difficult.
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Consultancy archaeology is primarily driven by development, and so is often at the centre of controversy over ownership of heritage and in particular the conflicting objectives of conservation and development.
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