Conflicting Sentence Examples

All would go well until they had conflicting ideas about how something should be done.

Despite his words, she saw the conflicting emotions on his face.

As to his birthplace the testimonies are conflicting.

Dingli and ecclesiastics of all denominations, for conflicting reasons, swelled the opposition against the liberal concessions obtained from Leo XIII.

The results obtained as to the relation between dissipation and barometric pressure are conflicting.

Certainly the evidence as to his health is somewhat conflicting.

The book treats of the Messiah and the Messianic kingdom, the woes of Israel in the past and the destruction of Jerusalem in the present, as well as of theological questions relating to original sin, free will, works, &c. The views expressed on several of these subjects are often conflicting.

Moreover Germany, Great Britain and Belgium (as inheritor of the Congo State) had conflicting claims in the region N.E.

The mind will pursue knowledge without the wasteful jar and friction of conflicting methods and mutually hostile conceptions; education will be regenerated; and society will reorganize itself on the only possible solid base - a homogeneous philosophy.

Concerning the virtues of truth and probity, extremely conflicting opinions have been expressed.

These are really conflicting propositions.

The definiteness and persistence of this creed, which of course is the strength also of Mahommedanism, presents a contrast to the fluid character of the statements in the Vedas, and to the chaos of conflicting opinions of philosophers among the Greeks and Romans.

These separate despotisms owned no common social tie, were founded on no common j us or right, but were connected in a network of conflicting interests and changeful diplomatic combinations.

The accounts given of Theodotion are somewhat conflicting.

Should action be needed which cannot be legally taken without the concurrence of these different authorities, and should they be unable to concur, the legal situation must remain in statu quo until by a new election the people have changed one or more of the conflicting authorities, and so brought them into harmony.

In the numerous other questions submitted to him be began by consulting carefully the conflicting authorities, and while leaning as, a rule rather to the side of those who were known as "Liberals," he never went so far as they desired, and always sought some middle course by which conflicting interests might be reconciled..

Two days later he showed that he intended to exercise the right of the President to address Parliament direct - a right which had fallen into desuetude - by sending a message to the Chambers, in which he stated that it was his function as President "to be a guide and adviser for public opinion in times of crisis" and "to seek to make a rational choice between conflicting interests."

The Edinburgh speech was again received with conflicting interpretations, and much discussion prevailed as to the conditions of the proposed conference, and as to whether it was or was not an advance, as the Chamberlainites claimed, towards Mr Chamberlain.

From the imperfect and conflicting data which are alone available one positive result can be gathered, viz.

The struggle between these conflicting tendencies soon began.

Zeller thinks that his ancestors belonged to the Cadmean tribe in Boeotia, who were intermingled with the Ionians of Asia Minor, and thus reconciles the conflicting statements.

The detailed narratives, however, give conflicting views of the exodus and the conquest of Palestine.

Lemonnier himself cannot be exclusively claimed by any of the conflicting schools of young writers.

It is improbable that these conflicting features in v.

The conflicting rights of Rumford and Bow gave rise to one of the most celebrated of colonial land cases, and although the New Hampshire authorities enforced their claims of jurisdiction, the privy council in 1755 confirmed the Rumford settlers in their possession.

The antagonism between these conflicting principles was not long in revealing itself.

In the enthusiasm of the moment the crucial question of the position to be occupied by the conflicting nationalities in this" fraternal union " was overlooked.

Here were to be found men of ability proof against the eloquence of Hans Tausen or Peder Plad and quite capable of controverting their theories - men like Povl Helgesen, for instance, indisputably the greatest Danish theologian of his day, a scholar whose voice was drowned amidst the clash of conflicting creeds.

In its present form, this narrative contains a number of conflicting elements, which can only be the result of editorial activity.

As for the date of composition, it is evident, from the conflicting statements in the different MSS., that there must have been an earlier and a later recension, the former belonging to 587-589 A.H., and dedicated to the prince of Mosul, `Izz-uddin Mas`ud, the latter made for the atabeg Nusrat-uddin Abu Bakr of Azerbaijan after 593 A.H., since we find in it a mention of Nizaml's last romance Haft Paikar, or the "Seven Beauties," which comprises seven tales related by the seven favourite wives of the Sassanian king Bahramgur.

The commissioners, ten in number, were directed to go through all the constitutions of which copies existed, to select such as were of practical value, to cut these down by retrenching all unnecessary matter, and gather them, arranged in order of date, into one volume, getting rid of any contradictions by omitting one or other of the conflicting passages.

This uncertainty had been brought about by the conflicting opinions of the jurists of the 6th century as to the proper interpretation to be given to the legislation of the emperor Justinian, from which had resulted a system of teaching which had deprived that legislation of all authority, and the imperial judges at last were at a loss to know by what rules of law they were to regulate their decisions.

The apparent opposition between the conflicting schools is more acute than the facts justify.

In India, before Buddhism, conflicting and contradictory views prevailed as to the precise mode of action of Karma; and we find this confusion reflected in Buddhist theory.

On the 5th of November 1904, Colombia and Ecuador agreed to submit their dispute to the German emperor, and a convention of the 12th of September 1905 between Colombia and Peru established a modus vivendi for the settlement of their conflicting claims, in which Ecuador is likewise interested.

There are moreover many traces of conflicting ideas and ideals, of cruder beliefs and customs, and of attempts to remove or elevate them.

There are conflicting ideas of death and the dead, and among them the belief in the very human feelings and needs of the dead and in their influence for good or ev11.2 Moreover, the proximity of burial-place and sanctuary and the belief in the kindly care of the famous dead for their descendants reflect " primitive " and persisting ideas which find their Holy parallel in the holy tombs of religious or seckular p y g?

There are numerous conflicting details which unite to prove that various sources have been used, and that the structure of the compilation is a very intricate one, the steps in its growth being extremely obscure.'

It combines amid diverse material a hero of Bethlehem and rival of Saul with the idea of a conqueror of this district; it introduces peculiar traditions of the ark and sanctuary, and it associates David with Hebron, Calebites and the wilderness of Paran 3 The books of Samuel and Kings have become, in process of compilation, the natural sequel to the preceding books, but the conflicting features and the perplexing differences of standpoint recur elsewhere, and the relationship between them suggests that similar causes have been operative upon the compilation.

Of the two conflicting sentiments, the favour of the young, gaining as years passed away, naturally prevailed; sophistry ceased to be novel, and attendance in the lecture-rooms of the sophists came to be thought not less necessary for the youth than attendance in the elementary schools for the boy.

Thus The Direct Experimental Evidence Is Somewhat Meagre And Conflicting, But The Question Of The Relation Of The Specific Heats Of Gases Is One Of Great Interest In Connexion With The Kinetic Theory And The Constitution Of The Molecule.

The Experimental Evidence, However, Is Somewhat Conflicting, And Further Investigations Are Very Desirable On The Variation Of Specific Heat With Temperature.

Conflicting opinions are held as to the various steps in the process of evolution and the order in which the various types succeed one another, but the following perhaps represents in the main the most generally accepted view.

The way in which Jackson accomplished these things was such that it cost the country ten years of the severest liquidation, and left conflicting traditions of public policy in the Democratic party.

At last, however, no swing into the opposite, with its primarily conflicting, if ultimately complementary function, is any longer possible.

In consequence of these conflicting verdicts, the whole matter was brought, by a writ of scire facias, before the court of King's Bench, to have the validity of the patent finally settled, and it was not till this third trial, which took place in June 1785, that Arkwright's claim to the inventions which formed the subject of the patent was disputed.

In the midst of these conflicting tendencies, an attempt was made, about the latter part of the 8th century, by the distinguished Malabar theologian and philosopher Sankara Acharya to restore the Brahmanical creed to ?'

Henry the Lion was again saved from a threatening combination; conflicting claims to various bishoprics were decided; and the imperial authority was asserted over Bohemia, Poland and Hungary.

While in opposition his mind was swayed to and fro with conflicting emotions of dislike to the head of the ministry and of desire to share in the spoils of office.

But in neither form is it free from later interpolation; and its untrustworthiness is shown by its conflicting with data 1 I is now generally recognized, thanks to Volquardsen and others, that Ephorus is the principal authority followed by Diodorus, except in the chapters relating to Sicilian history.

His methods were not free from arbitrariness; he would attribute to " the wise " the opinion of a single authority which he regarded as correct; he would ignore conflicting opinions or those of scholars which they themselves had afterwards retracted, and he did not scruple to cite his own decisions.2 The period of the Amora'im, " speakers, interpreters," (about 220-500 A.D.), witnessed the growth of the Gemara, when the now " canonical " Mishnah formed the basis for further amplification and for the collecting of old and new material which bore upon it.

Thus, the same evidence could give rise to widely differing conflicting interpretations, which may not be directly deducible from or justified by the Scripture.

Moreover, in endeavouring to sketch the theology of early Judaism it has been easy to find in the heterogeneous and conflicting ideas a system which agreed with preconceived views, and to reject as late or exceptional whatever told against them.

The information we possess as to his degree of instruction is scarcely more precise or less conflicting.

The conflicting interests and mutual jealousies of these four independent assemblies made the work of legislation exceptionally difficult.

The government stood midway between these conflicting majorities in the chambers, without support in either.

It originated in the small " Scania " party in the Upper House, and was devised to establish a modus vivendi between the conflicting parties, i.e.

The king himself perceived in the compromise a means of solving the conflicting questions, and warmly approved it.

But he was neither of an age nor character to rule over a people led by turbulent and disaffected chiefs, ever divided by the conflicting interests of personal ambition.

To these conflicting tendencies were probably due his self-contradictions on the problem of original sin and the conflicting claims of feeling and reason.

The fleets met outside the gulf, each over 200 strong (the totals given by ancient authorities are very conflicting).

It may be questioned, indeed, whether even had his powers been unimpaired he could have carried out any decided policy on any question with a cabinet representing interests so various and conflicting; but, as it happened, he was incapacitated physically and mentally during nearly the whole period of his tenure of office.

Notwithstanding the many attempts, both by excavations and speculative writings, to elucidate the history of this unique monument, the archaeological data available are insufficient to decide definitely between the conflicting opinions held with regard to the date of its construction and the purpose for which it was originally intended.

There must have been much change of property; but appearances are conflicting as to the terms on which land generally was held by the old possessors or the new corners, and as to the relative legal position of the two.

Aurungzeb's successors became the helpless instruments of conflicting chiefs.

So far as can be gathered from the conflicting statements published on the subject, opium-smoking may be regarded much in the same light as the use of alcoholic stimulants.

The "laborious task" of which he speaks is that of consulting all possible evidence, and weighing conflicting accounts.

A Herredag, or Assembly of Nobles, was held at Copenhagen on the 2nd of July 1530, ostensibly to mediate between the two conflicting confessions, but the king, from policy, and the nobility, from covetousness of the estates of the prelates, made no attempt to prevent the excesses of the Protestant rabble, openly encouraged by Tausen.

He called into existence a formidably large number of officers to govern it, but his charter was in conflict with the other (mutually conflicting) grants of the Council for New England, east of the Piscataqua; and Gorges and his agents met with a determined opposition under the leadership of George Cleeve, the deputy-president of the Lygonia, or " Plough " Patent, which extended along the coast from 1 By this charter, issued in 1578, Sir Humphrey Gilbert was entitled to all territory lying within two hundred leagues of any colony that he might plant within six years; although it had long since lapsed, Raleigh Gilbert seems not to have been aware of it.

But on the south side the crystalline rocks are succeeded by a broad belt of slates, as to the age of which the evidence is at present conflicting and the opinion of geologists divided.

To this very day no kind of agreement has been reached by conflicting schools, even upon some of the most important points.

To pronounce any absolute decision on these conflicting doctrines is foreign to our present purpose, which is to show that all of them count among their adherents men of high rank in science.

It seems, however, that the prevalent Greek tradition concerning him was derived from the versions of the Corinthian aristocracy, who had good reasons for giving a prejudiced account, and the conflicting character of the various legends further shows that their historical value is slight.

Each of these conflicting views is supported by strong evidence; and the whole controversy, too large and too obscure for discussion here, is considered under the heading Vlachs.

The conflicting passions of love, honour, duty, are here represented as they never had been on a French stage, and in the "strong style" which was Corneille's own.

The inhabitants present a remarkable conglomeration of different races, various nationalities, divers languages, distinctive costumes and conflicting faiths, giving, it is true, a singular interest to what may be termed the human scenery of the city, but rendering impossible any close social cohesion, or the development of a common civic life.

But the second coalition, like the first, was doomed to failure by the narrow views and conflicting interests of its members.

None of these originates out of conflicting statements of the moral consciousness, i.e.

On account of the conflict of opinion in ethics we cannot hope to obtain certainty upon all questions; still reflection will lead us to discard some of the conflicting views and find a reconciliation for others, and will furnish, on the whole, a practically sufficient residuum of moral truth.

Sometimes they consider moral intuition as determining the comparative excellence of conflicting motives (James Martineau), or the comparative quality of pleasures chosen (Laurie), which seems to be the same view in a hedonistic garb; others hold that what is intuitively perceived is the rightness or wrongness of individual acts - a view which obviously renders ethical reasoning practically superfluous.

The fact is that any close philosophical analysis of Spencer's system of ethics can only result in the discovery of a multitude of mutually conflicting and for the most part logically untenable theories.

Thus, after a fashion, he is able to reconcile the conflicting claims of egoism and altruism and succeed where most apostles of evolution fail.

And what perhaps would first strike an unprejudiced critic in Taylor's examples of conflicting ideals or antagonistic yet ultimate moral judgments would be the perception that they are not necessarily moral ideas or judgments at all, and hence necessarily not ultimate.

The lord-lieutenant had an interview with Parnell, of which very conflicting accounts were given, but the Irish leader issued a manifesto advising his friends to vote against the Liberals as oppressors and coercionists, who promised everything and did nothing.

I, 4-8), but the conflicting views have been harmonized by the words "the second time" (v.

For a given degree of opposition this burden will be shared between the conflicting presentations in the inverse ratio of their strength.

Parties and Conflicts, rgoo191o.--The loss of nearly all that remained of her colonial empire, though in appearance a crowning disaster, in fact relieved Spain of a perennial source Conflicting Tendencles.0f weakness and trouble, and left her free to set her own house in order.

Here Gedymin's triumphal progress was irresistible; but the various stages of it are impossible to follow, the sources of its history being few and conflicting, and the date of every salient event exceedingly doubtful.

B.C. The perspective of the past has often been lost, earlier ma views have been subordinated to later ones, conflicting standpoints have been incorporated.

All this time he was in close communication with the royalists in France, but was much embarrassed by the conflicting policy pursued by the comte d'Artois from England, and was largely at the mercy of corrupt and dishonest agents. ?

In Germany the enactments of 1220 and 1231 contributed to the disintegration of the Empire and the fall of the Hohenstaufen, while conflicting interests made the government of Italy a problem of exceptional difficulty.

These treat of the Messiah and the Messianic kingdom, the woes of Israel in the past and the destruction of Jerusalem in the present, as well as of theological questions relating to original sin, free will, works, the number of the saved, the nature of the resurrection body, &c. The views expressed on several of the above subjects are often conflicting.

He fails, however, in many cases to recognize the difficulties at issue, and those which cannot be ignored he sets down to the conflicting apocalyptic traditions, on which the author was obliged to draw for his subject-matter.

Conflicting results appeared to be obtained in in-vivo assays for effects on DNA in bladder epithelium, the target tissue of concern.

That approach has some support in the case-law [20 ], although there are conflicting dicta.

How conciliate the passions, the conflicting interests, the incompatible characters, in short, the innumerable disparities which engender so much discord?

Caris is a real rebel, with all the conflicting emotions of adolescence.

Maelstrom of conflicting emotions, desires and uncertainty.

The most important of these are conflicting uses and differing perceptions of the role of the site.

We suggest refinements of the conditions in order to find a balance between the conflicting desires.

But at least the entries appear thorough since the author cites these different sources even when they appear conflicting and contradictory.

The UK seems to be desperately trying to deal with two conflicting viewpoints suddenely hammered together.

When the attempt was made to mark this boundary the commissioners were unable to agree on a line across the Puna de Atacama in the north, where parallel ranges enclosing a high arid plateau without any clearly defined drainage to the Atlantic or Pacific, gave an opportunity for conflicting claims. In the south the broken character of the Cordillera, pierced in places by large rivers flowing into the Pacific and having their upper drainage basins on the eastern side of the line of highest crests, gave rise to unforeseen and very difficult questions.

The traditions embodied in the books ExodusJoshua are considerably later than the apparent date of the events themselves, and amid the diverse and often conflicting data it is possible to recognize distinct groups due to some extent to distinct historical conditions.

It needs little reflection to perceive that the position of Jerusalem and Judah was now hardly one of independence, and the conflicting chronological notices betray the attempt to maintain intact the thread of Judaean history.

Men of all standards of integrity, they were exposed to external influences, but whether divided among themselves in their adherence to conflicting parties, or isolated in their fierce denunciation of contemporary abuses, they shared alike in the worship of Yahweh whose inspiration they claimed.

The conflicting tendencies were incompatible, but Judaism retained the 2 See Hebrew Religion, § 8 seq., and the relevant portions of the histories of Israel.

The part played by fats and closely allied compounds in normal and abnormal metabolism need not here be discussed, as the subject is too complex and the views on it are conflicting.

Meanwhile a letter was received from the emperor declaring invalid the session at which Nestorius had been deposed unheard; numerous sessions and counter-sessions were afterwards held, the conflicting parties at the same time exerting themselves to the utmost to secure an effective superiority at court.

Much controversy had raged over the conflicting principles of the equal representation of states and of representation on the basis of numbers, the larger states advocating the latter, the smaller states the former principle; and those who made themselves champions of the rights of the states professed to dread the tyrannical power which an assembly representing population might exert.

Now, in order to discern this underlying truth in the various and apparently conflicting world creeds, appeal was made to a "Secret Doctrine," and "Esoteric Teaching," which Madame Blavatsky proclaimed had been held for ages as a sacred possession and trust by certain mysterious adepts in occultism, or "Mahatmas," with whom she said she was in psychical as well as in direct physical communication.

This is important as a preliminary stage, but philosophy properly begins when it attempts to coordinate or systematize those convictions in harmony, to conciliate apparent contradiction and opposition, as between the correlative notions of finite and infinite, the apparently conflicting notions of personality and infinitude, self and not-self; in a word, to reconcile the various sides of consciousness with each other.

He traces this opposition into the forms in which it appears in the social life of mankind (as, e.g., in the difficulty of reconciling the conflicting claims of individual self-development and self-culture and social service), and finds " a hidden root of insincerity and hypocrisy beneath all morality " (p. 243), inasmuch as it is not possible to pursue any one type of ideal without some departure from singleness of purpose.

But about the same time the duke conveyed the entire province to John, Lord Berkeley, and Sir George Carteret, and these two conflicting grants gave rise to a long-continued controversy (see NEW Jersey).

His argument that "the circumstantiality, local knowledge and evidently full recollection of the narratives (in Joshua) give confidence in the truth of their statements" is one which historical criticism in no field would regard as conclusive, and his contention that a redactor would hardly incorporate conflicting traditions in his narrative "if he believed they contradicted it" begs the question and ignores Oriental literature.

At present, targets are all too conflicting, serving no real purpose, creating an additional tier of bureaucracy.

Studies investigating the introduction of solids in relation to ever wheezing came to conflicting results.

Extreme conflicting opinions led to the dissolution of the company's executive board.

Friends will need to R.S.V.P. back to the host so that conflicting times and chores can be rearranged.

Since you will receive conflicting advice between veterinarians, breeders and pet supply store associates, it is important to have a few rules of thumb in mind when choosing a food for your cat.

Should the ELISA and IFA test give conflicting results, the PCR test offers a way for your veterinarian to diagnose feline leukemia.

Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end or the change in a familiar pattern of behavior."

Some raw food diet followers give different temperatures, so don't be surprised if you read conflicting information, with one person cautioning people never to heat food above 112 degrees Fahrenheit while others citing 118 degrees.

Although the Food and Drug Administration does not consider paroxetine HCI to be addicting, conflicting reports and rumors abound.

Both cited time apart as the reason for the split, but April believes conflicting priorities were the real issue.

Reported details of the sudden death have been conflicting and it remains under investigation to find the exact cause.

The exact details of Wilson's apparent attempted suicide are somewhat conflicting.

Several media outlets were reporting conflicting stories, with some saying that Nordegren had attacked Woods with a golf club.

There are few conflicting reports on this Eric Dane sex tape scandal.

Additionally, since the fermentation process produces a hint of alcohol, there are conflicting reports as to whether the tea contains alcohol.

Full figured gals are often told not to wear horizontal stripes (which is perfectly fine for tall figures) or busy patterns, so how do tall plus-sized women handle conflicting style advice?

Studies offer conflicting results; however, it doesn't hurt to try it and see if it helps your individual symptoms.

In addition, conflicting information exists about the right equipment replacement schedule.

Children in stepfamilies are members of two households and, as a result, may experience confusion, discipline issues, loss of stability, and conflicting feelings of loyalty.

Conflicting medical opinions exist about its effectiveness.

The discrepancy gives conflicting messages to the brain about balance and induces dizziness.

They are torn between love for and anger toward their parents and between conflicting loyalties to both parents.

In addition, many still feel torn between the conflicting demands of family and career and guilt for not being able to spend more time with their children.

Riding in a car, being on a ship, or taking an amusement park ride can cause conflicting stimulation of the different sense organs.

This conflicting information may cause the usual motion sickness symptoms of dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.

Motion sickness is not a serious disorder and almost always resolves once the conflicting motion messages have stopped.

While a vaccine for TB does exist (Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG vaccine), it is not widely available in the United States and has had conflicting reports about its efficacy.

Try to pick a weekend not near any major holidays, and also not conflicting with any local or regional competitions or festivals already in motion.

Williams seeks to remove some of that confusion and conflicting emotions from this process.

There are conflicting opinions about televisions in the bedroom.

Placing the water feature in the southern sector creates a conflicting energy resulting in bad feng shui.

When someone is trying to juggle too many conflicting tasks at once, the person won't be able to do all of them well.

There are, however, conflicting thoughts among medical professionals about whether these products are a good idea.

You'll find conflicting views on amniotomies (artificially breaking your bag of water), epidurals and inductions.

That's likely why you see so many conflicting studies about it.

Some women worry about dealing with this conflicting information.

Diet Coke contains about 47 milligrams of caffeine and professionals offer conflicting information about how much caffeine is safe.

There is conflicting information about whether viable sperm can be released prior to ejaculation.

This provides overall continuity for your child, and lessens the chance of receiving conflicting advice that can lead to unnecessary confusion.

Studies on vitamin E have shown conflicting results when it comes to prostate cancer, however vitamin E is an antioxidant shown to help control damage on a cellular level that could lead to cancer.

With so much conflicting information, if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is very important to talk with your doctor about different treatment options.

The original Twilight game is based on trivia from the popular novel and movie and conflicting storylines between the two.

The conflicting stories as to the origins of the custom have led to some controversy.

Ghostwriters must also be able to work well with others; they are often asked to take input on a project from several different people who have conflicting suggestions on what should be included.

Take conflicting advice with a grain of salt, and let your own intuition be your guide.

Zodiac compatibility is assessed by the harmonization or conflicting nature of certain energies.

When examining your natal chart, certain personality difficulties you can experience may be explained by a chart that features conflicting energies.

The angles of these planets, if they cause negative and conflicting patterns, help explain the difficulties within a person's character.

Fire and water in the natural world represent conflicting purposes.

When parents have conflicting approaches, the child may become confused as to what to expect and what is expected.

Permissive parenting styles show more conflicting results in research about children's emotional and behavioral states than any other parenting style.

Going back to the concept of the truly odd and dramatic plot lines, soap operas thrive off of conflicting stories and moments of intense rage, suspense and sadness.

Each side of the debate can quote conflicting scientific studies supporting their point of view, adding further controversy to this already heated dispute.

Conflicting information and sometimes very angry arguments arise from the frustration of people dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Dealing with child autism issues can be very difficult, especially considering the conflicting information, theories and emotional responses about the condition.

Challenges in raising awareness rest in a few areas, including conflicting theories about the possible causes of the disorders as well as treatments and cures.

Conflicting rulings further complicate the issue.

Christian home based businesses are operations that people can run without conflicting with their religious beliefs.

Opinion pieces provide just one side of a story, so it's important to read a conflicting view in order to get the big picture.

As with diet supplements, conflicting and insufficient results have been found with its use.

Diet news changes daily with new studies and findings that often offer conflicting recommendations.

With all the conflicting information on the market today, and the extra weight hanging around your midsection, it can be discouraging enough to lose yourself in a bag of chips with a side of double-stuffed Oreos.

Scientists and dieters have conflicting opinions about foods that cause fat burning.

Conflicting studies and reports don't help.

When you hear new or conflicting dietary information, check out the source and ask your doctor what he or she thinks.

With so much conflicting information out there, it is easy to get confused about what you should weigh.

The problem lies in conflicting expert opinions.

While specialists agree that there seems to be a link between diet and RA symptoms, conflicting information on what dietary approach works best for RA can be confusing.

Both sides of the debate have studies to support their views, so with conflicting information, if you are tempted to try this diet, it is best to talk with your healthcare provider first.

Ask even hardened fans of the genre for a definition of garage rock, and you're bound to get some conflicting answers.

You do not want to confuse guests by giving them conflicting messages in the invitation.

Though there have been some conflicting studies on the use of sunscreen as a deterrent against cancer, the general consensus among medical professionals is that sunscreen is not only a skin-saving product, but may also be a life-saving one.

In the past many conflicting estimates were made of the character and achievements of the pope during whose pontificate Protestantism first took form.

Opinions are conflicting also as to the conditions, under which proteids are formed.

From that period two conflicting ideals were at work among the Moravians.

Not that the regime in Russia had become in any true sense constitutional, far less parliamentary; but the " unlimited autocracy " had given place to a " self-limited autocracy," whether permanently so limited, or only at the discretion of the autocrat, remaining a subject of heated controversy between conflicting parties in the state.

The bill presented by his Cabinet on this subject, vas open to much criticism, having been designed to conciliate conflicting political interests rather than to solve the actual problem.

The disorganized state of Egypt and the uncertain allegiance of the desert tribes left Judah without direct aid; on the other hand, opposition to Assyria among the conflicting interests of Palestine and Syria was rarely unanimous.

External research constantly justifies the cautious attitude which has its logical basis in the internal conflicting character of the written traditions or in their divergence from ascertained facts; at the same time it has clearly shown that the internal study of the Old Testament has its limits.

This treatment of history can be at once corrected by the books of Samuel, but it is only from a deeper study of the internal evidence that these, too, appear to give expression to doubtful and conflicting views.

The external menace to their independence had welded together the place and the people; the same pressure had brought about the fusion of the conflicting parties in the lagoon townships into one homogeneous whole.

There are conflicting accounts of the plots and counterplots and of the court intrigues, the relative truth of which will probably never be known.

It became involved in a maelstrom of conflicting political motives, by which it was swept to Constantinople.

The vast myth of the Ring is related in full several times in each of the three main dramas, with ruthless disregard for the otherwise magnificent dramatic effect of the whole; hosts of original dramatic and ethical ideas, with which Wagner's brain was even more fertile than his voluminous prose works would indicate, assert themselves at all points, only to be thwarted by repeated attempts to allegorize the philosophy of Schopenhauer; all efforts to read a consistent scheme, ethical or philosophical, into the result are doomed to failure; but all this matters little, so long as we have Wagner's unfailing later resources in those higher dramatic verities which present to us emotions and actions, human and divine, as things essentially complex and conflicting, inevitable as natural laws, incalculable as natural phenomena.

In bringing together the conflicting opinions of the fathers on all the chief points of Christian dogmatics, it may be admitted that Abelard's aim was simply to make these contradictions the starting point of an inquiry which should determine in each case the true position and via media of Christian theology.

How are we to understand these conflicting, though not irreconcilable, testimonies?

But which are to be regarded as the "genuine works" is still uncertain, and authorities are conflicting.

The second group, comprising the next four names, attempts to reconcile the conflicting data by emending the figures.

Having first fixed the date of the close of Dynasty III., they employed the figures of the Kings' List unemended for defining the earlier periods, and did not attempt to reconcile their results with other conflicting data.

The publication of fresh chronological material in 1906 and 1907 placed a new complexion on the problems at issue, and enabled us to correct several preconceptions, and to reconcile or explain the apparently conflicting data.

But that scribes could make mistakes in their reckoning is definitely proved by the discovery at Shergat of two totally conflicting accounts of the age and history of the great temple of Assur.

The War of Independence had started conflicting tendencies in men's minds.

The statements as to his parentage and early life are conflicting; but it seems probable that his parents, though poor, were respectable.

Only a few problems can be discussed of the many which are raised by the insufficient and conflicting evidence at our disposal.

Amid the chaos of conflicting opinions as to the original teaching of Jesus, the Gospel within the Gospel, the central question " What think ye of Christ ?

It is not here possible to do more than indicate what appear to be the valid elements in these two conflicting interpretations of the requirements of a true idealism.

At Herrnhut there were conflicting tendencies, doctrinal and practical extravagances, and the organization of the brethren was very defective.

When such discrepancies came to the cognizance of Mahomet it was doubtless his desire that only one of the conflicting texts should be considered authentic; only he never gave h i mself much trouble to have his wish carried into effect.

It generally happens that to obtain the greatest possible amount of work from a given supply of energy, and to obtain it at the greatest rate, are conflicting interests.

Split up into numerous and mutually hostile communities, they never, through the fourteen centuries which have elapsed since the end of the old Western empire, shook off the yoke of foreigners completely; they never until lately learned to merge their local and conflicting interests in the common good of undivided Italy.

On this point the provincial synods of Illiberis (Elvira) in 305 and of Ancyra in 315 subsequently came to conflicting decisions, the council of Elvira forbidding the reception of offenders into communion during life, and the council of Ancyra fixing a limit to the penalty in the same cases.

It is inherently not improbable that a recollection has been preserved of Philistine oppressions in the 1 ith century, but it is extremely difficult to sketch any adequate sequence of events, and among the conflicting traditions are situations equally applicable to later periods of hostility.

But Orlov, perplexed by conflicting instructions and caught in an unfavourable situation by a brigade of the 12th division which was executing the proposed " pursuit," gave way - part of his force in actual rout - and the cavalry that was with him was driven back by the Kobi (reserve army) brigade of the Guard.

This is to assert the principle of the invalidity of all legislation conflicting with ecclesiastical interests and rules.

He instinctively recognized not only the vital necessity of the maintenance of the union between the two states, but also the fact that the chief source of danger to the union lay Gas;m11 IV., g y in Lithuania, in those days a maelstrom of conflicting political currents.

Matters were complicated by the curious political intricacies of this long-coveted domain, where the grand-master, the archbishop of Riga, and the estates of Livonia possessed concurrent and generally conflicting jurisdictions.

The compromise that resulted from these conflicting forces suited Elizabeth very well; she had little dislike of Catholics who repudiated the papacy, but she was forced to rely mainly on Protestants, and had little respect for any form of ecclesiastical self-government.

Statistical returns, however, are somewhat incomplete and conflicting, and cannot be used with confidence.

Our notions of law and harmony are commonly confined to those instances which we detect; but the harmony which results from a far greater number of seemingly conflicting, but really concurring, laws, which we have not detected, is still more wonderful.

In the troubled waters of conflicting and intersecting intrigues that eddied about the Emperor's headquarters, it was possible to succeed in many ways unthinkable at other times.

Finally, under a convention of the 17th of April 1896, these conflicting claims were submitted to arbitration.

This theory would reconcile the conflicting evidence, that of those who saw Charles writing parts and read the MS. before publication, and the deliberate statements of Gauden.

Others have attempted to reconcile the conflicting data by emendations of the figures and other ingenious devices.

The task of constructing a system of government from the bottom, of reconciling the conflicting and often jealously sensitive elements, called for tact, firmness, industry and deep insight into human nature, all of which Governor Taft displayed in a marked degree.

Becket, however, disappointed all the conflicting expectations excited by his appointment.

The name is celebrated in Arabian tradition, but the statements regarding them are confused and conflicting, and for historical purposes are practically worthless, as has been proved by Th.

Which of these conflicting views represents the truth still remains uncertain.

Long declining, long owing its continuance to the jealousies and conflicting policies of the great European Powers, the Ottoman Empire may be said to have ended, as the result of defeat in war, when its delegates signed the Treaty of Sevres on Aug.

Under Louis Philippe (1830-1848), amid all varieties of administration there was a consistent desire to hold the balance fairly between all the conflicting subjects of study.