I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a battle/clash/test of wills (= when two determined people oppose each other )
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Even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.
a colours clashes (with sth) (= is different from something in a way that is unattractive )
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Do you think the colour of this tie clashes with my shirt?
a personality clash (= when people cannot work together because they are so different )
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The band eventually split because of personality clashes.
a violent clash
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There were violent clashes between police and protesters.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
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Protestors welcomed the official objection although some were concerned that different government departments had clashed over the matter.
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Election candidates and doctors clashed over claims that waiting times have increased in the town.
■ NOUN
police
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Street fighting broke out after hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police .
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Disturbances in Zurich On July 8, 1989, about 50 demonstrators protesting against lack of housing in Zurich clashed with police .
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On May 8 Chamlong led another large rally at Democracy Monument, where some demonstrators came close to clashing with riot police .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Are you watching Family Fortunes tonight?" "No, it clashes with the Tina Turner interview on Channel 3."
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Animal rights activists and fox-hunters clashed at the annual Boxing Day hunt.
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Choose bright colors, but make sure they don't clash .
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Democrats clashed with Republicans last night in a heated debate about unemployment.
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France and Britain are likely to clash over the proposed space programme.
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I can't wear red - it clashes with my hair.
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Iranian and Iraqi troops clashed on the border.
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Police clashed with demonstrators for the second time in a week.
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That scarf clashes terribly with her green coat.
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US planes clashed with enemy fighter aircraft again today.
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We've rescheduled the next meeting -- it clashed with a conference that most of us will be attending.
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We can go to both classes if they don't clash .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And though they regularly clashed, they were undoubtedly in love.
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I've a worrying feeling that the Medau Annual Reunion may clash - I do hope it doesn't.
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Premier John Major could clash with him on five big issues.
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The colors clash , the furniture is ugly, and nobody is happy about this.
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The couple have clashed with the Archbishop of York over their wish.
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The two have often clashed on these and other issues.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
violent
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In the Forest of Dean poaching was rife, and there were frequent violent clashes between keepers and poachers.
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There were violent clashes between police and pickets, notably at the Orgreave coking depot in Rotherham in the summer of 1984.
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Borja ordered the armed forces to intervene after violent clashes , including gunfire, between the security forces and the demonstrators.
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In Dresden, witnesses reported violent clashes between police and would-be emigrants desperate to board trains to the West.
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Four people were reportedly killed during violent clashes with the Army in the capital, Santo Domingo.
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Weekend celebrations to mark the end of military rule had led to violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
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Protests continue nightly in Vienna and other cities, peaceful affairs now unlike the violent clashes of recent weeks.
■ NOUN
culture
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In the resultant culture clash Guinness drowns, heroism subverted by duty, reality distorted by the military mindset.
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Despite the wry observations about the differences between working-class Hispanics and upper-class whites, this is not a story about culture clashes .
cup
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Their last Challenge Cup clash was at the first-round stage at the Willows in 1983 and Salford won 12-5.
personality
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But it is not just this personality clash that is driving Solidarity-as-we-know-it to extinction.
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There is talk of personality clashes , and sniping against the campaign chairman, Tony Coelho.
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Blaming a personality clash within the department for her ultimatum, she said she would resume work when her back was better.
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Where there is a personality clash , the learner should be re-allocated to another clinical teacher.
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They turned out to be a good power-rock band doomed by personality clashes and their own audacity.
■ VERB
avoid
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Pre-booking is essential to avoid clashes with other groups.
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Instead of escalation, Clinton's preferred tactic had been to scale back the patrols to avoid clashes .
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The new date will avoid a clash in Edinburgh with the ScotlandFrance Rugby Union international the previous day.
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Presumably preliminary consultation by conservation agencies and institutional involvement of local people in plan formulation and implementation would avoid these clashes .
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If Congress and the administration are to avoid a head-on clash , and a presidential veto, a compromise must be struck.
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Discussion covered procedures for avoiding accidental clashes , disclosing the location of mines, and exchanging information about those missing in action.
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The aim is to avoid any clash between good forestry and the claims of amenity.
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When reception class children fight back, schools take drastic measures to avoid clashes .
die
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Nevertheless, some 15 people died in campaign-related clashes .
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The townspeople are hoping the fair will quietly fade away and die because of the usual clashes between the locals and the travellers.
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At least five people died in clashes in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan.
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By the end of July up to 180 people had died in the clashes and over 500 were wounded.
injure
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A policeman was killed and four people were injured in a clash in Brsadin at the same time.
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The shopping centre was burned down, riot police were brought in and about 30 people were injured in clashes .
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Sixteen policemen were injured in clashes .
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Sixty-one police officers were reported to have been injured in clashes , as well as 31 delegates and 65 demonstrators.
kill
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Between January and April it was estimated that 563 government soldiers had been killed in clashes with the guerrillas.
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He was picked up by police while covering a funeral of two leftists killed in a prison clash , according to colleagues.
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Supporters of the death penalty gathered at the funerals in Ankaraof soldiers who were killed in a clash with rebels this month.
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Thirty-four soldiers and at least 150 rebels were killed in the clash , military spokesman Kumara Dewage said.
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Three students were killed in clashes with the police on Nov. 22, and several members of the strike committee were arrested.
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According to an April 22 official report, 15 rebels and seven others were killed in clashes between rebels and security forces.
lead
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This has led to constant clashes with everybody from health ministers to bishops and police officers.
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Weekend celebrations to mark the end of military rule had led to violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
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The review may lead to another clash of scientific opinion.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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border clashes between India and Pakistan
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In the last two months, there have been numerous border clashes.
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The clashes came as farmers blockaded roads.
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There were clashes last night between local residents and young people attending the rock festival.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And with Leonard ruled out of that Wembley clash , Hynes could claim his place today.
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Combs said he did not see a man throwing money at him, an incident that the prosecution says sparked the clash .
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Minor clashes were reported to have taken place between police and students at Lima's San Marcos University.
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More than 75 people died and hundreds were wounded in those clashes.
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No one should be too surprised at these clashes.
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Problems arise where there is a clash of cultures.
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The two co-exist as memories of their cultures, with a healthy clash where the two collide in the entrance foyer.