But their interests conflicted with two other powerful ones.

Chinese interests sometimes conflict with those of the United States.

Those interests, the ethics commission said, conflicted with his stewardship.

They are also working for different clients whose interests sometimes conflict sharply.

And while a center can help arts groups by easing promotional costs, interests often conflict.

However, these interests cannot conflict too directly, but must appear to be consonant.

Their interests usually conflict with those of the intellectuals and the environmentalists.

Because the major unit of reward is the family, most women do not feel that their interests conflict with those of men.

And that means the two interests may increasingly conflict.

Particular national interests should not conflict with our coherence or our community.