the ensuing battle/conflict/debate etc• Namely, whatever action the company took, it would be blamed for the ensuing conflict.• The events that immediately precede a strike are more accurately defined as the factors which serve to precipitatethe ensuing conflict.• In the ensuing debate Gorbachev found himself assailed by conservatives and radicals alike over his policies and his record.• Of course, Perry falls for Campbell and the ensuing conflicts of loyalty are meant to keep viewersriveted.• Science now occupied a central place in the ensuing debate over nationalefficiency.• In the ensuing conflict the dirtsuffers.