The Gio and Mano tribes are on the side of the rebels, turning the civil war into an outright tribal conflict.

The monarchs who had so reluctantly agreed to constitutions in March began to come into conflict with their constitutional ministers, often leading to outright conflict.

This is self-aggrandising and largely relies on defining its own culture through outright conflicts with other subgroups and the dominant social order.

But the details of the correspondence raise questions as to whether their mission had descended into outright religious conflict.

Elements of a water crisis may put pressures on affected parties to obtain more of a shared water resource, causing diplomatic tension or outright conflict.

We have seen before a world in which global economic integration proceeds against the background of international relations somewhere between a clear hegemon and outright conflict.

Leonard and his wife's brittle civility had been worse than outright conflict.

Listening, Taniquel thought, Rafael will not provoke Deslucido into outright conflict.

One might focus particular attention on stress points in the day, perhaps where a mismatch of perception between individuals or even outright conflict occurred.

And do Americans have the appetite for outright conflict with Iran?