divergence of interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdivergenceandinterest
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divergence
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdaɪˈvɜː.dʒəns/us/dɪˈvɝː.dʒəns/
the situation in which two things ...
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interest
noun
uk/ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofdivergenceandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The second blow originated in thedivergenceofinterestbetween overseas trade and manufacturing industry.
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There again, there may be adivergenceofinterestbetween the acquiring committee and the planning committee.
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The problem is to limit thisdivergenceofinterest, to reconcile the claims of society and the claims of commerce.
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There need be nodivergenceofinteresthere, and there must be co-operation and mutual understanding and respect.
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There is often adivergenceofinterestbetween the owners and managers of a business.
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In this matter there is really nodivergenceofinterestbetween town and country at all.
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It follows that there is not a completedivergenceofinterestbetween the various sections of the motor industry, even when we speak about motor manufacturers and body panel manufacturers.
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There is nodivergenceofinterest.
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Secondly, this is a moment when every difference between nations, everydivergenceofinterest, every irritant in our relations, should be put to one side in one common endeavour.
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To do so would be to suggest that there was no likelihood of anydivergenceofinterestbetween the industry and the people of this country.
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In the absence of an elective body to represent divergences of interest, it therefore shows a high degree of centralization in its political life.
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