Sentence examples for split over the issue from inspiring English sources
Whole families are split over the issue, Mr Yaginuma says.
Meanwhile, Labour were badly split over the issue.
European lawmakers remain split over the issue, which may be more limited in Europe.
At present the largest party at Stormont, the Democratic Unionists, are split over the issue.
The global Anglican communion has threatened to split over the issue.
That, sadly, reflects the reality of situation where families (including mine) were, and still are, split over the issue.
In 1860 the Democrats split over the slavery issue, as the Northern and Southern wings of the party nominated different candidates (Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge, respectively); the election that year also included John Bell, the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party.
In the presidential election of 1848, the Democrats split over the slavery issue, and abolitionists formed the Free Soil Party, with former president Van Buren as their nominee.
Lajpat Rai's supporters attempted to secure his election to the presidency of the party session at Surat in December 1907, but elements favouring cooperation with the British refused to accept him, and the party split over the issues.
Woolever said the congregations most likely to split over the issues are those with strong, theologically driven leaders who convince their flocks that the larger church no longer represents their faith.
Between 1820 and 1821, and again in 1850, Clay gave crucial support to compromises that saved the United States from splitting over the issue of slavery.
