Sentence examples for divisive forces from inspiring English sources

The result of the election on Sunday is unpredictable, but it has already unleashed or exacerbated powerful divisive forces.

"One of the great divisive forces at work today," he says, "is what I call meritocratic extremism.

It all but ignores the provinces, whose discontents were among the most divisive forces in pre-coup Pakistan.

In matters of church polity, controversial tendencies that began in the Reformation remained as divisive forces within the ecumenical movement in the 20th century.

The "divisive forces" associated with parliamentary politics were eliminated by the suspension of the constitution and the suppression of all political parties.

Politics, religion and sex are the divisive forces in "Murder in Jerusalem," a biting cultural exposé (in Evan Fallenberg's sharp-toothed translation) that takes place in 1997 in the offices and production studios of the state-sponsored television station.

Mr. Stern denied being a divisive force.

Grief can be a divisive force, especially within families.

The Muslim League was a divisive force in Indian politics.

Imperialism became a divisive force among the peoples of the world.

National communism, as it was called, became a divisive force in the Soviet bloc.