Word: strife
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...real hope for Northern Ireland's future. The British and Irish governments contributed, as did U.S. mediation led by former Sen. George Mitchell. However, the most credit goes to moderate leaders on both the Protestant and Catholic sides who risked their political futures and more to end the strife. Making compromises in the blood-feud atmosphere of Northern Ireland is no easy task...
...second compilation of songs from NBC's Thursday-night ratings juggernaut is a collection of somewhat monotonous Savage Garden sound-alike music. While dozing off to depressing, somber tunes about love, relationships and the strife between men and women crooned by famous artists such as Smash Mouth, Duncan Sheik and Lisa Loeb, the highlight of the record is most certainly the sound bites of the dialogue from the series itself. Although these depict the atrocious acting skills of Jennifer Aniston and the like, they break up the droning monotony of the songs...
Mired by economic strife, political corruption and ethnic tensions, the Russian government has done little over the last decade to earn the widespread support of either the international community or its own citizens. Yet, in the past three months the Kremlin has manufactured a stunning comeback, at least in the eyes of the Russian people...
...discussion, held at the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum, emphasized the potential benefits of untapped oil reserves in the Caspian Sea while downplaying the ethnic strife in the region...
Several audience members stressed the depth of the ethnic strife between Azerbaijan and Armenia, particularly over Nagorno-Karabagh, an Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan...