Sentence examples for a deep wedge from inspiring English sources

The dispute has driven a deep wedge between the two regions.

The issue drove a deep wedge between the advocates of reform and the supporters of the empire, even dividing the reformers themselves.

The income and payroll taxes that support Europe's large welfare states drive a deep wedge between a worker's take-home wage and the much higher cost of employing him.

HONG KONG — Adroitly alternating the threat of a trade war with the lure of its huge import market, China appears to have driven a deep wedge between Germany and the rest of the European Union.

Any hope for a last-second resolution to the N.B.A. lockout vanished Friday, as the owners drew a firm line on player compensation, driving a deep wedge in the already fragile labor negotiations.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposal to strip a treasured perquisite that retired police officers and firefighters won under the Lindsay administration four decades ago has driven a deep wedge between himself and the unions representing uniformed personnel.

But when they asked, Marbury refused, driving a deeper wedge between him and Coach Mike D'Antoni.

But it would also drive a deeper wedge between the party's liberal minority and conservative majority.

On Tuesday the emir's visit drove a deeper wedge between Hamas and Fatah, the party of Mr. Abbas, and raised alarm in Israel.

The ban, some critics argue, also plays into the hands of Islamists, who are eager to drive a deeper wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims in the West.

In the United Arab Emirates, where the authoritarian government just sentenced 69 members of a Brotherhood-linked Islamist group to prison in an effort to stop the spread of Arab spring revolts, Islamists said the crackdowns were driving a deeper wedge into their movement.