Sentence examples for setting up a conflict from inspiring English sources

The Senate has approved a $1.34 billion subsidy for Amtrak for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1, setting up a conflict with the House, which approved a $900 million bill and has been eager for structural changes at the railroad.

A12 Discord on Amtrak Subsidy The Senate has approved a $1.34 billion subsidy for Amtrak for the fiscal year, setting up a conflict with the House, which approved $900 million less and has been eager for structural changes at the railroad.

By the end of the 40-minute journey, Perry had plotted the entire story, knew her characters, "and the idea of setting up a conflict between myth and superstition and faith and reason and science and all of those clashing over this one potential beast".

Donald Trump dug in deeply Monday against growing concerns over Russian efforts to influence the presidential election, setting up a conflict with his own party's leaders even before he is inaugurated.

But not if you're superstar investor Vinod Khosla and you're considering setting up a "conflicts committee" to make sure your new investors aren't throwing good money after bad.

The first issue sets up a conflict between rival bloodsuckers, with humans caught in the middle.

That Mr. Pintauro has set up a conflict between the Church and the press is just one of his numerous presumptions.

Last year I wrote about sudden surges in renewable energy that set up a conflict between wind producers in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency that runs hydroelectric dams and the regional grid.

And for a woman to behave as a man often does sets up a conflict in the viewer as well – we want her to be like this, but we also don't because she's swinging a wrecking ball through her life.

It sets up a conflict between Hector (Richard Hope), the maverick English master who believes "exams are the enemy of education" and teaches his pupils to be thoughtful, and the coming man, Irwin Mark Fieldd), who teaches the students to be smart, pass exams and win scholarships.

This situation sets up a conflict between the actual person the addict now is and the represented better person he wishes to be and this generates disharmony or what Bradley often calls a "felt contradiction".