Sentence examples for attempt to divide up from inspiring English sources

It was opposed by the US, which saw it as an attempt to divide up the Ottoman empire between the great powers.

"Is this some kind of attempt to divide us up... to line up votes?" asked Harwood, who represents the 9th District in the northern part of the city.

This makes it difficult for them to make joint decisions or to divide up profits (witness the desperate attempts of Airbus to become a stand-alone company).

With refugee admissions policies very much the remit of national governments, there will also be modest attempts to inaugurate a refugee-sharing system involving a pilot scheme where EU member states "volunteer" to divide up 5,000 refugees between them.

Serbia and Croatia were to divide up the country.

Our sample was too small to divide up further.

While some in our nation attempt to divide us with fear tactics, we trust New Yorkers will stand up for our shared values.

The importance and make-up of the team is critical, as activists have a tendency to attempt to "divide and conquer" between senior management, the board, and top shareholders.

To attempt to divide it would be fatal.

The attempt to divide Palestinians into moderates and extremists or peacemakers and terrorists has failed.

There's nothing new about the attempt to divide "benefit claimants" from deserving working people.