Sentence examples for divide over the issue from inspiring English sources

Hardly a sustainable solution, perhaps, but better than a shoot-out.China's other active maritime dispute, with a number of countries in the South China Sea, has already caused friction with the ten-member Association of South-East Asian Nations, which it has managed to divide over the issue.

Having seen Methodists and Baptists divide over the issue of slavery, Campbell argued that scripture regulated slavery rather than prohibited it, and that abolition should not be allowed to become an issue over which Christians broke fellowship with each other.

As Democrats divided over the issue, Morton took his stand with the free soil wing.

The ANC is bitterly divided over the issue.

The move will see the Cabinet divided over the issue.

First, he admitted that the church was "deeply and profoundly divided" over the issue.

But behind the scenes the national party is bitterly divided over the issue.

Just like the country, the ruling Broad Front coalition is divided over the issue.

In December 1865 the organization divided over the issue of selling Fenian bonds to raise more support.

If the party is divided over the issue, so be it.

But when asked about the issue without the positive ballot language, voters were evenly divided over the issue.