Word: friction
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Though the principals at both schools are quick to point out the amicable nature of relations between students, faculty and administrators of the two schools, Thompson says that there were a "variety of instances of friction" when the King Open program was growing...
Moon Duchin '97, who lives in Dunster G entry, said she has noticed friction in the house this year...
...very presence in the United States caused friction with Beijing. Before leaving on his multinational tour for support, Lee met with China's hand-picked chief executive Tung Che-Hwa and received a reprimand for traveling abroad and soliciting foreign money for the Hong Kong Democratic Party
...Oslo accords. In an interview with TIME editors on Wednesday, Netanyahu said he presented this idea to King Hussein of Jordan when he visited Jerusalem on Sunday. He characterized Jordanian and American reaction as being "intrigued." He said that the strategy of negotiating phased withdrawals created cycles of friction over relatively small issues and made it harder to tackle the big ones. He agreed that if the negotiations over the final status of the Palestinians failed after six months, he was still committed to implementing the Oslo accords...
...part, Annan says his goal is "to put the U.N. on a sound financial basis." That may lead to some friction with his sponsor, America, which owes the U.N. $1.5 billion. Says Sir Brian Urquhart, former U.N. Under Secretary-General: "Somebody has to go to Congress and get them to pay up. He has to restore the U.N.'s stature in the public mind." Annan agrees with this assessment, saying, "Our problem is, we don't tell our story. And the public doesn't know. That is something we need to work...