Sentence examples for divided membership from inspiring English sources

In a break from the norm here, a six-month-old turf war between rival factions of a Tokyo yakuza clan reached boiling point recently with the death in a shootout of Shigeyuki Harada, 55, of the Kokusuikai, a crime syndicate whose badly divided membership is fighting for control of Tokyo's richest neighborhoods.

Facing a divided membership for a second straight year after a century of quiescence, the Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton has selected a new leadership that some see as more likely to diversify from traditional village-beautification projects to more social causes like day care.

In theory, yes, although it would remain to be seen whether sufficient cohesion exists between the PRD and PAN to put forward a candidate acceptable to both (as well as to their own highly divided memberships) and whether there is a deep enough commitment to political reform.

The vote settled a debate that had embroiled the venerable neighborhood institution for many months and divided its membership.

The office address, which was a broom closet with a mail slot, near 68th Street, received bags of letters, equally divided among membership requests and indignant protests.

While trying to divide the membership of the South, he is also working to unify the North.

The rejection of the EU in Labour heartlands was the latest indication of a growing values divide between membership and voters.

The boycott resolution divides the membership of the association by taking a political position that is extraneous to its statement of purpose, and impedes the "strengthening of relations among persons and institutions in this country and abroad devoted to such studies.

Alison Bayley, chair of the SWRI, admitted that the "housewife" issue had divided the 25,000 membership.

The EU is negotiating only with the Greek part, but has made it clear that it is extremely reluctant to admit a divided island to membership.

Opinion polls show Britain is divided on EU membership, one poll this year showed 51% said they would opt to leave compared to 49% who would vote to stay in.