1.   Conflict perspectives Although functionalists emphasize the importance of value consensus in society, they do recognize that conflict can occur.

2.   There is a consensus in the City that the Ranks Hovis management lacks both panache and strategic direction.

3.   They therefore proved natural allies in her assault upon the seat of consensus in Whitehall.

4.   The consensus in the markets is that the newly-formed audit committee, made up of board members, is examining more than last years figures.

5.   An explanation for that is there was no consensus in the party about precisely how to frame the budget battle.

6.   And that is certainly the consensus in Hollywood about the movie year that is coming to a fitful close.

7.   At the same time, they emphasized the need for building consensus in OPEC.

8.   Babbitt says that he has tried hard to seek consensus in communities that would be affected by any plan.

9.   A durable, bipartisan consensus forged in the United States by President Clinton has now given a major boost to a nascent consensus in Japan.

10.   A Kremlin spokesman declined to comment this week on whether Susuyev was speaking for himself or was reflecting some broader consensus in the executive branch.