Word: factionalization
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...passions and factionalism of Irish politics compel him to perform a nonstop tightrope act between moderates and militants; he is working for a peaceful solution to the ageless "Irish question" while trying to avoid an outright collision with the Irish Republican Army, whose most extreme faction is trying to shoot its way to a reunification of Ireland, north and south...
...generation of enthusiasts is currently engaged in a polite argument over the relative merits of various wheeled mounts. One faction, for example, favors the 18-in.-wheel minibike, which, according to its advocates, is more maneuverable than the 27-in. English model that others prefer...
Madame was, of course, a great businesswoman, with an intuitive sense of what products would sell and an eccentric genius for publicity. She ruled her company much the way that Catherine the Great ruled Russia-through nepotism and terror-and openly played one faction of the huge family she kept employed against another. "Go tell my nephew, what's-his-name, that he's a rotten vice-president," she once ordered her secretary. "They all want to prove their worth," she complained to O'Higgins, "but they all want to enjoy their own lives. People . . . people...
...party unity by appeasing the strong antiMarket sentiment of Labor's left-wing and union elements. He may also be hoping to exploit popular misgivings over the move into Europe. Although polls show that more Britons are against entry than for it (41% v. 35%), the pro-Market faction is steadily growing...
National media and public opinion joined unanimously in condemning every faction for their participation in yesterday's events. A television commentator said in his broadcast tonight that it didn't matter who was most guilty, all participants share responsibility for the violence and it was the peaceful citizens of Mexico who were the real victims. What has not yet emerged from the confusion is the original cause and objective of the march. Differing sources said that it was to show solidarity with the students of the University of Monterrey who this week won their battle for university autonomy, that...