sectarian strife

collocation in English

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sectarian
adjective
uk
/sekˈteə.ri.ən/us
/sekˈter.i.ən/
caused by or feeling very strong support for the religious or political group that you are a member of, in a way that can cause problems with ...
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strife
noun[U]
uk
/straɪf/us
/straɪf/
violent or ...
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(Definition ofsectarianandstrifefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The present proposal is an insult to the national church and, unless adjustment is made, we can expect somesectarianstrife.
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The progress can be seen from the fact that communal orsectarianstrifeon the streets is much less.
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There is an increase in the number of people who want to see an end tosectarianstrife.
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Unhappy the land where the vicious anachronism of inter-tribal hatred is fed by the consuming passions ofsectarianstrife.
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The cause of that issectarianstrifein the late 19th century.
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The difference is thatsectarianstrifecan ensue if the motive is religious.
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The great danger is the recrudescence ofsectarianstrife.
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One of the features of those days was that there wassectarianstrifein the shipyard.
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To me there is nothing more repellant than anything that relates tosectarianstrife.
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Prelate who has just sat down said he did not want the venom ofsectarianstrifeand bitterness introduced.
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Ifsectarianstrifeis to be added on the top of these problems it will be a very bad day for our country and our progress.
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Sectarianstrifewas never far below the surface.
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It considered the statement unacceptable and a potential cause ofsectarianstrife.
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He was arrested yet again and a year later was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of weakening national sentiment and encouragingsectarianstrife.
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The law provides for up to three years' imprisonment for insulting the king, slandering the government or foreign leaders, offending religious beliefs, or stirringsectarianstrifeand sedition.
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