This is because, as I said earlier, there are so many different constituencies involved in the process, all of whom have different, and often incompatible, goals.

With differing or conflicting values they would often be pulling in different directions and pursuing incompatible goals.

The root of conflict is incompatible goals, pursued by parties which result in violent attitudes and behavior.

Working towards incompatible goals can cause a great deal of psychological stress.

Finding incompatible goals may cause you to drop one or more from your list, or reduce the importance of some goals.

Others point to simpler reasons for breaking up, like scheduling problems or incompatible goals.

For weeks, senior agency officials have struggled to reconcile two somewhat incompatible goals.

Consequently, the United States finds itself with two incompatible goals.

Airline security and individual privacy are not mutually incompatible goals.

Such a position can be painful to articulate because it can force a choice between mutually incompatible goals and the means for obtaining them.