Sentence examples for because they were split from inspiring English sources

Those favouring a new flag could not throw their support behind a single new design, however, because they were split on issues such as the expression of loyalty to the British monarchy and the possible inclusion in a new flag of Aboriginal symbols; therefore, the old flag was retained despite substantial support for a change.

Gene groups are not exactly the same size because they were split by length cut-off (some genes possess equal ORF lengths).

The whole Roy Jenkins thesis is that if you look at the last century, the left wing parties did not get a look in because they were splitting the difference".

In the 12th and 14th districts, television time is hugely expensive because they are split between the Philadelphia and New York markets.

Religious parties rarely win seats in parliament, because they are split and because Pakistan's first-past-the-post voting system rewards the biggest parties.

For some in the more conservative wing of the Republican Party who oppose Mr. Romney, those numbers are unnerving, suggesting that what should be a victory for more conservative voters — who will make up the largest bloc of voters — may turn into a defeat because they are split between candidates.

American University law professor and SCOTUSblog contributor Stephen Wermiel wonders whether the justices have avoided slating oral argument because they are split.

That said, the funds are not quite as big as they look, because in practice they are split into pieces, each with its own manager and analysts.

It had a deep psychological impact on the population because neighbourhoods were split and people were relocated to new houses and buildings they were not familiar with.

Many of the Tea Party groups have not activated their vast internal networks because they have been split among the candidates.

And it's only because they've been split up on this system [dosette] that I started following that, to some extent, P3 I tended to take them all at once rather than splitting it up.