Yet even the gayest of tempers succumbs at last to constant friction.

But in Germany, no less than elsewhere, there was constant friction with the Americans.

There was constant friction between the settlers and the proprietors.

There was constant friction between the Germans and the English.

But after the first idyllic year or so there set in a small, constant friction.

This peace lasted for ten years, during which time, however, there was constant friction between them.

This agent, not being responsible to the British Foreign Office, may cause constant friction between England and Italy.

That would cause " constant friction" between Edinburgh and London over debts, taxation rates and foreign policy.

The teeth were worn down by the constant friction of the metallic brads, while they were coal-black and rotten.

There was a constant friction.

Moreover, the constant friction of the handle of the hammer had raised a blister in the palm of his hand.

There was constant friction between the officers and the town and colonial governments, and between the populace and the troops.

In Powell's first expedition, soon after the Civil War, there was constant friction between Powell and three of his men.

They result from constant friction or pressure on a certain spot or spots and when the body is poorly nourished.

Assyria's relations with Babylon were the cause of constant friction due to the northern kingdom's growth in power and influence.

Your skin is very delicate and is essentially being weakened by this constant friction with your shirt or sports bra.