ADJ
- big, great, major
- bitter, serious, violent
- growing, increasing
- constant, continued, continuing, unresolved
- He is in constant conflict with the authorities
- open, overt
- global, internal, regional
- armed, military
- civil, class, cultural, ethnic, family, industrial, political, social, religious
VERB + CONFLICT
- bring sb/sth into, cause, come into, create, lead to, provoke
- His work brought him into conflict with more conventional scientists. The decision led to a bitter conflict between the management and unions
- avert, avoid, prevent
- They hid their feelings to avoid conflict
- handle
- end, resolve, settle, solve
- The United Nations are hoping to resolve the conflict quickly
CONFLICT + VERB
- arise (from sth), occur
- The conflict arose from different ambitions within the team
PREP
- during/in a/the ~
- Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic conflicts in the region
- in ~
- They found themselves in conflict over the future of the firm
- in ~ with
- in conflict with management
- ~ about/over
- a conflict over ownership of the land
- ~ between
- conflicts between different ethnic groups
- ~ with
- to end the conflict with France
- ~ within
- serious conflicts within the ruling party
PHRASES
- an area/a source of conflict, in direct conflict with sb
ADJ
- fundamental, serious, sharp
- direct
- inherent
- the inherent conflict between the demands of farmers and wishes of environmentalists
- inner
- ideological
CONFLICT + NOUN
- situation
- management, resolution
- the key to successful conflict management
PREP
- in ~ with
- in direct conflict with his wishes
- ~ between
- the conflict between science and religion
- ~ of
- a serious conflict of opinion
PHRASES
- a conflict of interests/loyalties