His belief in limited government conflicted with many of his colleagues, who expected to trade for votes on various issues and projects, something he refused to do.

He said he believed Mr. Ashcroft's "fundamental beliefs and values" would conflict with the attorney general's responsibility to enforce the law.

He said he was a "paid hypocrite" because his religious beliefs conflicted with his job as an actor in expressing the show's adult themes.

Opponents say those whose beliefs conflict with Mr. Kirch's are at risk.

Fatimids gave patronage to scholars and invited them from every place, spending money on them even when their beliefs conflicted with those of the Fatimids.

But Fehr's belief that the players' lot should improve alongside that of the game has often conflicted with the views of conservative owners.

The judge ruled that the Hibernians, a Roman Catholic fraternal organization, could not be forced to include in its parade a group whose beliefs conflicted with its own.

They alleged that black teachers were discriminated against by white administrators, and that the denominational boards showed intolerance toward those teachers whose religious beliefs conflicted with their own.

Some people feel stress because their beliefs conflict with the way they are living their life.

When your beliefs conflict with the way you are living your life, stress may result.