After three years of strife, Gorman finally faced the person who ran her over in court.
The Catholic and Jewish communities, too, have faced strife and though different, their histories resonate with this general model as well.
The last time the N.F.L. faced labor strife, in 2006, the league and the union extended the deadline multiple times before reaching a deal.
Bahrain, whose population of about 500,000 citizens and 200,000 expatriates, is two-thirds Shiite, faced sectarian strife bordering on civil war a decade ago.
Ahmed is obviously a special kid, but he is not unusual; inside every American Muslim, there is an Ahmed, who faces strife with character, faith and an aplomb that is actually quite American in spirit.
Egypt's new government, dominated by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, also has done little to prosecute those involved in religious violence against Christians, creating an atmosphere of impunity that the report noted in many countries facing strife among different believers.
In his brief career, Obama has probably faced more political strife from within the black community than from without.
Henry Stern, a parks commissioner in the 1980s and 1990s, said the toughest issues he faced stemmed from strife between groups of park users — ballplayers versus sun worshipers, outdoor musicians versus lovers of peace and quiet.
When reading one must remember context, Confucius wrote in the 6th century BC, when China faced major internal strife from various warring factions, this time is known as the six warring kingdoms period.
