noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
cause
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There is a strong ethnic community and this causes friction in the community because of the lack of jobs.
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Nevertheless, several issues have caused friction in recent months.
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Me being at work causes friction at home.
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The new marketing evangelism at National Geographic has caused considerable friction within the organization, particularly at the magazine.
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Unfortunately, this is an aspect of organisation which causes enormous friction .
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Calluses are caused by friction from faulty foot mechanics, often from arches that are too high or too low.
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External load torques, perhaps caused by friction , give rise to a small error in position when the motor is stationary.
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The decision caused friction between Estrada and Islas, who knew from experience that education is a ticket out of minimum-wage work.
reduce
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This reduces the interleaf friction and thus softens the ride.
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Many machines use ball bearings to reduce friction .
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Waxing the skis helps them to slide better and some slopes have a lubrication system which further reduces friction .
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Thirdly, output increases with the height of the blades since, lower down, wind speed is reduced by friction .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Creative differences led to friction within the band.
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Heat can be produced by chemical reactions or friction .
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Pay is a continuing source of friction with the workers.
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Teenage children begin to assert their independence and this can lead to a good deal of friction in the family.
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There has been serious friction between the two army commanders.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After about 5 minutes, ask them to share their observations about friction with their classmates.
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It would not be long before exhaustion and a lack of privacy erupted in painful friction .
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Rapidly the temperature climbed to 5000 C as friction with the atmosphere turned the kinetic energy of the craft into heat.
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The friction that others noticed in their exchange probably rested on unspoken criticism of each other's work.
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The frictions between nations and inconsistencies in the Community have been exposed as never before.
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Water along shore and bottom is slowed by friction , while friction-free water in the center moves faster.