Sentence examples for divisive events from inspiring English sources

Mr. Diallo's death has been one of the most divisive events of Mr. Giuliani's mayoralty, and it has crystallized much of the anger felt about him and about aggressive policing in the city's black community.

But in this case, the Egyptian authorities are under such pressure to establish an immediate stranglehold over the interpretation of divisive events, that the media becomes the most obvious of targets.

The Party establishment was determined that the conference not be a divisive event, and they succeeded.

The war became the most divisive event in Israel's history until that point.

The move transformed the vote into a competitive and potentially divisive event.

"Let's not make the capture or killing of Osama bin Laden a politically divisive event," Romney said.

"Let's not make the capture or killing of Osama bin Laden a politically divisive event," Mr. Romney said on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday.

Mr. Dunn said he believed the confrontation over the boy was "the most divisive event in Miami's history, and a lot of non-Cuban Hispanics have been on the sidelines".

The Godhra riots of 2002, in which about 1,000 people died, most of them Muslims, continue to be a controversial and divisive event in India, particularly as Mr. Modi appears to be considering a run in the prime minister's race in 2014.

His appearance during the hearing is a show of personal support, though it still turns heads for such a prominent Facebook employee to make a visible statement during such a politically divisive event.

Filmmakers are often reluctant to draw analogies between their work and divisive current events.