"clashing perceptions" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to conflicting or contrasting ways of viewing or understanding something. Example: The political debate was heated and tense, with each candidate presenting their clashing perceptions of the current state of the economy.
But his efforts have gone nowhere, largely because City Hall and the unions have sharply clashing perceptions of how to cut the deficit and whether municipal workers should even be called on to sacrifice.
Exhibit A of the clashing perceptions between the mayor and labor is the unions' assertion that their proposals to save $600 million included important concessions and would satisfy Mr. Bloomberg's desire for bona fide productivity measures.
The two sides at first predicted that this round of bargaining would not be so difficult, but progress has been slower than expected, partly because the union and industry have clashing perceptions of the state of New York's real estate industry.
Another clashing perception that has made it hard for City Hall and the unions to agree on anything is the strong belief within labor that municipal workers made more than their share of concessions in the past.
But echoing the mayor, Mr. Hanley said that clash of perceptions or not, the unions have to make a choice: come up with money-saving concessions or endure even more layoffs.
Amos Oz and Sari Nusseibeh, two of the wiser men on the opposite sides of the Middle Eastern divide, explore the clash of perceptions in which they were raised, while Ayaan Hirsi Ali recalls a Somali grandmother who taught her that as a girl, she was worth no more than rotting sheep fat.
Co-existence of the cultivation of genetically modified and non-genetically modified crops is commonly regarded as a suitable way out of the clash of perceptions of environmental or health risks of genetically modified organisms.
LIKE the historic original in 1963, Glenn Beck's commemorative march on Washington has produced a clash of perception.
Mr. Lotan said that users in a state of homophily tend to shun opinions that clash with their perceptions.
