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A coalition once notable for its disciplined unity is now threatened by sectarian rifts that could widen significantly in the weeks ahead.

If ETA is found to be responsible, that could widen the margin of victory for Mr. Rajoy and improve the chances of the Popular Party to win an absolute majority of 350 seats.

A federal court judge has ruled that employees of the city's Parks and Recreation Department who are accusing the department of bias qualify for class-action status, a decision that could widen the case's impact if the plaintiffs win.

Prosecutors argued today that the trial of Michael C. Skakel, who is charged with murder in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley, should be moved from Stamford to Bridgeport, a change that could widen the pool of potential jurors.

Although the two diseases are rare in the United States -- routine immunizations have been given since the late 1940's -- infections do occur, and if the booster problem persists, that could widen the spread, the authors said.

NAKAGAMI, Japan — In a widely expected judicial move that could widen a rift in the country's governing party and fuel opposition calls for a new election, Ichiro Ozawa, the party's power broker, was indicted Monday on accusations that he misreported political funds.

A rush of water could be heard from its depths, and authorities feared that it could widen or that others could open up.

Critics warn that the candidate, who also promises a network of one million civilian informers, has sold the country on an easy-fix solution that could instead widen a conflict that already claims 3,500 lives a year.

PARIS — European finance ministers said on Saturday that they had moved closer to a comprehensive solution for the debt crisis during a two-day gathering of officials  from the Group of 20 industrial nations, despite a number of unresolved problems that could still widen the scope of the crisis.

Instead of using the money to expand highways, build schools and increase mental health services, Mr. Rowland said, it is more necessary to close what his administration estimates to be a $350 million budget deficit that could further widen before the end of the current fiscal year, on June 30.

To a sprinter, that is a gulf, and what was plain, to the bedazzled throng, was that he could widen it at will.