The phrase "a strict divide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clear and unambiguous separation between two things, such as ideas, groups, or categories.
Example: "There is a strict divide between those who support the policy and those who oppose it."
Alternatives: "a clear separation" or "a sharp distinction".
Was there a strict divide between local and Arab cultures?
Google does not maintain a strict divide between the energy work of the corporation and Google.org.org
While she's parodying a type of intellectual bravado, the main thing her monologues attack is the idea that there is a strict divide between our real self and the one we put onstage.
Though there was not a strict divide between male and female reviewers, some female critics have joined the debate, faulting the film for its idealization of naked female bodies in bed.
SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO SPLIT BIG BANKS | "Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday introduced an aggressive piece of legislation that intends to take the financial industry back to an era when there was a strict divide between traditional banking and speculative activities," DealBook's Peter Eavis writes.
It is a right that has long been contested in those European countries whose constitutions guard a strict divide between the state and religion: France and Belgium restricted the right of women to wear the full-face veil in public places more than five years ago, in 2011.
In his mind, Volcker would have succeeded in re-creating a strict dividing line between those institutions which can rely on a government safety net (the biggest commercial banks) and those which can't (all other big financial firms).
He believed in maintaining a strict dividing line between federal and state authority and opposed the tendency of the Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren to intrude into what Harlan considered matters not under its strictly constitutional purview.
It is absolutely true that 96th Street was a strict dividing line in my youth — it was called the DMZ; it's also true that the first black pupil at Buckley was two years behind me, so he graduated in 1974, long after Sherman, and that in 1987 the reaction of someone like Sherman to seeing young black males would have been simple fear.
While in international and national law it is portrayed as a strict dividing line, the north-eastern Lesotho South Africa Free State border is geographically only a small river.
As a result, despite the strict divide between editorial pages and news pages, The Times can come across as an advocate.
