Second, they have a built-in conflict of interest.

There is a built-in conflict of interest between seller and buyer: the former wants to get the highest price; the latter wants the lowest.

Nominally, because the supervisors and custodians are members of the same union - a built-in conflict of interest.

But some executives in the industry questioned whether the plan would really protect investors from built-in conflicts.

But he also noted that there were "built-in conflicts between the heads of two branches, neither of whom are weak personalities."

The battle over spending is made all the more intractable by a built-in conflict in the city's system of school financing.

After all, the D.A.'s office has a built-in conflict of interest.

"How can you look at these things hard if there's a built-in conflict when your husband is getting the contract," he said.

Establish, by lawsuits or other means, that buyouts by management have a built-in conflict of interest.

"The client wants to rely on someone who doesn't have a built-in conflict," she said.