Sentence examples for expected to be divisive from inspiring English sources

The initiative is expected to be divisive within the European Union and marks the first early skirmish in a difficult negotiation over the next seven-year budget, which begins after 2013.

The officials said a deal would suggest momentum for the broader bipartisan negotiations that Mr. Obama seeks — and contrast with what is expected to be divisive debate this week in the House over a Republican budget that would cut domestic spending deeply, including for Medicaid and Medicare, but largely spare the military and cut tax revenues.

The annual shareholder's meeting, scheduled for Friday, had been expected to be sharply divisive as the board tried to persuade investors to support its February decision to replace Mr. Chazen, who had indicated he did not want to leave.

But in a nod to Republican moderates, the House will also allow a separate vote to further raise fuel efficiency standards in vehicles, a measure that is expected to be particularly divisive.

A17 Late-Term Abortions Debated The Senate began what is expected to be a divisive debate over legislation banning certain procedures that critics call partial birth abortion, used to terminate second- and third-trimester pregnancies.

The contract talks are not expected to be particularly divisive -- at least, not in the traditional sense: Industry management and union leadership are increasingly speaking from the same script, intent on preserving the peace that has fostered the turnaround.

The amnesty, suggested by Mr. Noboa, eliminates the need for what was expected to be a politically divisive trial of General Mendoza, above, who has said other senior military commanders were involved in the plot but refused to identify them.

For the GOP, the focus on Obama administration scandals is a welcome reprieve as they work to unite a fractious conference ahead of what's expected to be a summer of divisive debates, including raising the debt limit and taking up a comprehensive immigration overhaul.

The result is expected to be tight and there's an awful lot to play for, which is perhaps one reason why the campaign has, at times, seemed bitter and divisive.

I don't want to be divisive".

"We don't try to be divisive," he said.