Sentence examples for frequent friction from inspiring English sources

HONG KONG — China and Vietnam announced an agreement on Wednesday on a series of steps to reduce tensions in the South China Sea, where rival claims to islands and undersea minerals have been a source of frequent friction.

It wears due to frequent friction between firewood sticks and its edges.

Open image in new window Figure 4 Worn out toe cap due to frequent friction on the ground while crawling.

While China-India ties have been limited historically, with frequent friction over border disputes, relations have transitioned to peace and tranquility on their shared border, Jaishankar said, even as negotiations continue.

Frequent friction can add up to boil formation.

Cordial relationships existed among the family members except for frequent frictions between O.J and the step-mother which revolved around O.J's refusals to join siblings and house-help in various house-hold chores.

These dueling priorities have made friction frequent, but now it is white-hot.

Data-protection rules are often stricter in Europe than in America, and have been a frequent source of friction.

Afterward, Kanyinda told me that while he indeed liked Adolphine, he thought they should remain friends, since they were not of the same tribe -- a frequent source of friction in Congo.

Politically, too, Temelin has been a frequent source of friction with Austria, where protesters have blocked border crossings and where politicians opposed to the plant sought to block the Czech bid to join the European Union.

Blockade of both pathways could alter microvascular structure or disrupt endothelial and vascular repair mechanisms, resulting in persistent damage to vessels and fibroblasts at areas of frequent trauma or friction (such as the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and elbows) [ 12].