The phrase "a major split between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant division or disagreement between two or more parties, groups, or concepts.
Example: "There is a major split between the two factions within the organization, leading to ongoing conflicts."
Alternatives: "a significant divide between" or "a substantial rift between".
The spat spotlights a major split between how WikiLeaks and Snowden have handled the data they helped make public.
The question of which should come first had caused a major split between the supporters of President Gbagbo and the New Forces rebels, who have controlled the northern part of the country since trying to oust him in 2002.
However, rather than representing the establishment orthodoxy of the Republican Party, the rise of authoritarians within the GOP represents a major split between establishment Republicans and authoritarian Republicans, which threatens to tear to party in two.
The neighbor-joining and Bayesian phylogeny (based on a GTR + I + G substitution model) produced essentially the same topology (Appendix S4): a major split between two clades was highly supported, while a third, more tenuous clade was evident in the neighbor analysis with some support in the Bayesian analysis (posterior probability = 0.60).
In the other subgroup a major split occurred between L. microdon/L.
However, the most basal relationships could not be resolved and it remains open whether (1) the most southern population of baboons diverged first or (2) a major split occurred between southern and northern clades.
A major split is between the D genome and the S genomes, that have lost the group 4 gliadins but maintained group 1 plus group 2 gliadins, and the genomes that lost group 1 and group 2 gliadins (M, N, U, C genomes).
Although both Moscow and the Obama administration seem committed to convening Geneva Two, a major split has emerged between Russia and the US over who should take part.
A major split had occurred between the Soviet Union and China in 1960 and widened over the years, shattering the unity of the communist bloc.
The Conservatives are already dealing with a major split on this issue themselves between the leader in Wales, Andrew RT Davies (who believes the income tax model is unworkable) and the Welsh Secretary David Jones (who thinks it is).
"The major story was a major split in the use of crack," said Mr. Johnson.
