Sentence examples for local strife from inspiring English sources

The local strife coincides with what is already a moment of tumult for the ethanol industry.

Their progress to Copán, Honduras, was imperiled first by local strife and then by the hazards and extreme hardships of travel through dense, dark jungle.

The second being that the fact Liverpool can swan into a country gripped by political crisis demonstrates that, when it comes to the business of making money, English football clubs do not let a bit of local strife get in the way.

Posts on Twitter and Chinese microblogs documented some of the local reaction to the strife before being deleted from Chinese sites.

Indian and non-Indian leaders alike have issued public appeals to stay away from the boat landings, and this week Gov. Tommy G. Thompson said he was encouraged by the efforts of local groups to reduce strife.

Some China experts said they saw the pledges from Beijing not only as a human rights achievement but as an indication that — as in the recent case of Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai or last year's ouster of corrupt local leaders in a strife-torn southern town — the central government wants to assert its authority over renegade or corrupt provincial authorities.

Purple loosestrife, a showy magenta-flowered menace that takes over local wetlands, conjures images of strife loosed upon the land.

Barely a day goes by without some story of turmoil in the nationals, strife in the local press or plummeting sales.

And the olive tree, an ancient symbol of peace and plenty that has also long been a Palestinian emblem of steadfastness and commitment to the land, has increasingly become a symbol of local, almost intimate, struggle and strife.

The Center continuously aims to address the challenges raised by conflict and economic strife by engaging with local and regional partners to develop sustainable networks of support for healthcare and address the link between humanitarian approaches, rights, and development.

She recalled seeing the remains of destroyed villages in remote areas of the Central African Republic, where civil strife had devastated the local population.