Concessions were made, an uneasy peace maintained, but the divisions between rulers and ruled remained, their conflicting desires- the Seven for Stasis, the Dispersionists for Change-unresolved.

Fouled in his own net ... caught in a quagmire of his own conflicting desires and motives.

Mr. Brown bears the weight of his fans' conflicting desires for go-go to continue as a black thing and a D.C. thing even if gains national acclaim.

Swanberg (who is both the cinematographer and the director) brings his story to life in ironic images that reflect his conflicting desires for pictorial solidity and fluid responsiveness to nuance.

Young adults' conflicting and ambivalent desires to break free from the past and, at the same time, retreat into its safety can be most clearly seen among some who return to the nest.

I looked down at Bolivar, who was trying to choke himself to death on the lead, torn between conflicting desires to torment the armadillo and get out on the street.

Their marriage is sorely tested, and Delph is torn apart by her conflicting desires.

Again and again my conflicting desires have led to the surrender of one or the other.

In government, you can often have hundreds, with many conflicting desires.

There was a second pause, Ruslan hesitating, trapped between conflicting desires.