Sentence examples for personal friction from inspiring English sources

Through a combination of financial mismanagement, personal friction and bad luck, the Congos dissolved in 1981.

Then they are told by the local pundits that everything else is just personal friction with Obama.

Although Parker was easily irritated by Gillespie's onstage antics, their musical relationship seemed to benefit from their personal friction and their competitive solos were inventive, even inspired.

As chief executive of PayPal, which counted its users with a "world domination index," Thiel avoided the personal friction that comes with managing people by delegating those responsibilities.

It is a delicate balance indeed to realize the fusion of philosophy and personal friction that gives the play what dramatic momentum it has.

There was also a genial but rather perfunctory set from the veteran Los Angeles act Cypress Hill, and another from Public Enemy, which endures despite some evident personal friction.

In 1320 Philip the Fair's son, Philip V, obtained Edward II's personal homage, but friction was increasing in Gascony again.

A significant, and, for the Afghan President, highly personal source of friction has been the activities of Ahmed Wali Karzai, his brother, who has been accused of having connections to drug trafficking in Kandahar.

In the end, if you stand back and ignore the personal and internal frictions between Mr. Dewhurst and the Republican senators, they are in much better political shape with the conservatives outside the building.

Facebook's business is all about applying engineering ingenuity to eradicate the thoughtful friction of personal and societal conscience.

Inside and outside Terminus this season, the survivors will become more engaged in the battle to save themselves while dealing with friction, both personal and collective.