Sentence examples for issue split from inspiring English sources

The issue split families.

The issue split the nation for several months.

In the 1970s, this issue split second wave feminism.

The slavery issue split the Methodist Church into two bodies: the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (organized in 1845).

The war as an issue split his generation; the war as a reality made a mockery of the domestic political debate about it.

The issue split the Democrats at their 1860 presidential convention, where Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge and Northern Democrats nominated Douglas.

The issue splits the government and backbenches alike.

"For the first time, you're seeing a major wedge issue splitting the national party with its base in places like Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Arkansas," Mr. LaPierre said.

The issue splits the township like a fault line, with angry drivers and homeowners on one side and animal-rights defenders on the other, appealing for less violent ways to kill the deer.

But the issue splits Canadian politicians.In this section From pauper to president: now Lula's struggle really begins Clouds over Quito Desperate causes Contortions on Kyoto ReprintsFor more than two years, the federal energy and environment ministers have been talking with provincial counterparts about how to reduce emissions to meet the Kyoto target (of 6% below 1990 levels).

But now he is running for president, and the politics of immigration in the post-9/11 world is vastly different, with the issue splitting the Republican Party and voters peppering Mr. Giuliani on the campaign trail with questions about his current thinking.