Sentence examples for conflict held from inspiring English sources

Mr. Erdogan's bellicose tone came as ambassadors from the Atlantic alliance, seeking to avoid a wider conflict, held emergency talks in Brussels at Turkey's behest.

Today, we'd dismiss Byron as a bipolar sex addict whose unresolved Oedipal conflict held him in thrall to the father he never knew.

The ceremony that ended the conflict held a particular resonance for the residents of Uribe, most of whom have known nothing but war.

A symposium on the 25th anniversary of the conflict, held last month at the CAC and organized by Cincinnati non-profit FotoFocus (a refrain will occur at the New Museum in New York on 19 November), revealed a city and institution in some ways still recovering from the polarities of 1990.

In its latter stages, the conflict held the attention of the world.

To the north, the conflict held a strong economic component in addition to territorial disputes.

The lunatic logic of this conflict holds that if you have not responded with full force to the blow you suffered, the other side will interpret it as weakness and will strike at you again even more painfully.

Baluch nationalists and some Pakistani politicians say the Baluch conflict holds the potential to break the country apart — Baluchistan makes up a third of Pakistan's territory — unless the government urgently deals with years of pent up grievances and stays the hand of the military and security services.

The Taliban's attempt to kill teenaged activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan earlier this month underlines the dangers that the militant conflict holds for the country's schoolchildren.

It is the inner conflict holding us back that results in the loss of energy in pursuit of a life of prosperity and meaning.

Scheduling conflicts held this movie back and Lionsgate was unable to find an appropriate slot – but couldn't they have tried a bit harder?