Sentence examples for private quarrel from inspiring English sources

They increasingly regard the Soviet-American rivalry as a private quarrel between superpowers.

In a private quarrel, Captain Hook lost a sliver of his ear to a man who pulled a knife on him.

The parties seemed locked in a private quarrel that bypassed the electorate but generally the Tories were pleased the agenda remained tax.

But I never thought that my leaving home then would ever be a problem for her, a private quarrel she would have even as her life waned.

But when on June 9, 1208, Otto of Wittelsbach assassinated Philip in a private quarrel, Otto IV (1208 15) emerged triumphant and began preparations for his coronation, which took place on Oct. 4, 1209.

How a prosecutor came to intervene in a private quarrel between Alexei Mordashov, the president of Severstal, the steel company, and his ex-wife Elena Mordashova was baffling enough.

They judged all public and private quarrels and decreed penalties.

His restless, adventurous life, reflecting the turbulent Reformation period, was occupied with public and private quarrels, pursued with both pen and sword.

There are new scenes in which the characters tell their stories in a newsmagazine setting, as if their private quarrels have become public scandal.

For instance, Gordon Brown, Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, has called for "explicit rules of the game" that also involve the private sector.Similar quarrels occurred over the IMF's "contingent credit lines" (CCL).

So it is cause for rejoicing when something comes along that raises hackles and polarizes opinions, stirring up passionate quarrels, both private and public, in which more seems to be at stake than who liked what.