ambivalence

Preposition: about

• nature: A constant theme of these reports is a marked ambivalence about the nature of the inmates.

Converse of object

• reveal: The reaction of the American public to the invasion of Iraq reveals a startling ambivalence to war in contemporary times.
• express: Respondents expressed ambivalence to their drugs in various ways.
• suggest: Clearly, the historical turn of events from non-violence to nuclear armament, suggest a deep ambivalence about Mahatma Gandhi's legacy.
• show: Funding There was also considerable ambivalence shown toward funding partnerships.
• have: That's one of the things on which I have greatest ambivalence, actually.
• resolve: We shan't resolve the ambivalence in Marx -- or at least in possible interpretations of Marx.

Converse of subject

• mark: Policy toward people with a learning disability has been marked by deep ambivalence.

Adjective modifier

• moral: The moral ambivalence of the rogue narrative encouraged divergent political readings.
• deep: Paul was faced with deep ambivalence toward the prevailing culture.
• considerable: There was considerable ambivalence about the strain of living with an elderly parent.
• certain: It led to a certain ambivalence in their attitudes toward the organized labor movement, despite their commitment to greater economic equality.
• own: Thus, the greatest problem for population numbers came from the Sikh people's own ambivalence about their identity.
• such: In the short term, such ambivalence is not a problem.

Preposition: toward

• formalism: This ambivalence toward formalism is characteristic of American legal discourse.

Preposition: in

• relation: To provide an understanding of the role of ambivalence in relation to genomics.
• relationship: The growth of regulations provides another example of ambivalence in relationships.
• mind: In retrospect the way the Community Empowerment Fund was implemented revealed an ambivalence in the minds of Scottish policy makers toward community empowerment.

Preposition: of

• evaluation: To identify the ambivalence of evaluation as an expression of its complexity should not come as a surprise.

Preposition: with

• regard: At the performance I saw there was a clear majority in favor of the first but rather more ambivalence with regard to the second.