The conflict has since dominated Syrian politics.

But in many corners of the city, local conflicts are also dominating, just as they have in past elections.

The conflict between Ethiopia and the United Kingdom over the former's sovereignty dominated their relations for the next several years.

The Tigers and the ethnic conflict are dominating the political debate leading up to the election.

In the 1850s the conflict between these two families over the control of the district of Bani Hasan dominated the area.

Now that battle is over and other, more internal conflicts dominate the Catholic agenda.

That conflict dominates American images of the Middle East, and the past year has been especially bloody.

Sadly, when conflict rather than consensus dominates our thinking, rationality tends to be lost.

One Clinton transition official said the conflict between the two perspectives had dominated welfare planning.

If these conflicts dominated the past, they look set equally to overshadow the future.