Ms. Konings said the Dutch themselves brought on some of the social frictions.

However, in order to forestall any social friction, the Company also took pains to adapt its military practices to the requirements of their religious rituals.

"We are creating social friction that is race based."

As the American military extends its stay in postwar Iraq, the risks of political and social friction will rise.

The existence of the gap causes social friction, he said.

So there is always social friction in ordinary human societies.

The only goal here is to survive the day with a minimum of social friction.

There was, therefore, as can be imagined, some little social friction when the young couple (for they were still young) found themselves in their new surroundings.

Probably she had never lived through times of social friction.

There is social friction that goes on in the use of such small space and the films represent this friction.