The phrase "a gaping divide between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or noticeable difference or separation between two entities, ideas, or groups.
Example: "There is a gaping divide between the rich and the poor in our society."
Alternatives: "a stark contrast between" or "a significant gap between".
But as he spoke in the main conference hall, the gaping divide between democrats and autocrats was painfully evident.
Today, as they have every year since 2009, VIDA: Women in The Literary Arts, an organization dedicated to gender parity in the literary arts, released its annual count documenting the gaping divide between the number of men and women being published in literary magazines, journals and book reviews.
The strong results — coming a day after the Obama administration, to howls from Wall Street, announced plans to tax big banks to recoup some of the money the government expects to lose from bailing out the financial system — underscored the gaping divide between the financial industry and the many ordinary Americans who are still waiting for an economic recovery.
Thabo Mbeki, the country's president, has spoken of the gaping divide between South Africa's "first economy" and "second economy", echoing Benjamin Disraeli's analysis of early industrial Manchester.The ANC has always pledged itself to work for the poor and the disadvantaged, so its grassroots supporters are particularly unhappy.
More than any other dining experience, the leisure and excess of brunch typifies the gaping divide between America's haves and have-nots.
Ahead of the show's closing this month, we spoke to the director, Tommy, to discuss the power of coalition-building, the gaping divides between generations, and the legacy of activism people in the Black Lives Matter movement are coming to terms with today.
(And why do we rarely hear about the civilians who are deployed to war zones and might be just as likely to be affected by unsettling events?) There is a gaping divide in understanding between the less than 1 percent of Americans who serve in the military (and their families) and the civilian population, much of which does not have a personal connection to those currently serving.
And the two candidates are on opposite sides of a gaping divide over coal, with Mr. Obama pushing to phase out coal-fired electrical generation while Mr. Romney favors burning more coal to keep mine operations rolling.
The suggested changes — which are voluntary rules — are an effort to straddle the gaping divide between public sector unions, their supporters and public pension consultants on one side and, on the other, economists who have criticized the official fund disclosures as misleading and fiscally unsound.
