Sentence examples for was trying to split from inspiring English sources

Ms Merkel, alarmed that Mr Sarkozy was trying to split the EU and divert resources into a body for Mediterranean countries alone, has forced him to retreat.

In a column for the German economic newspaper Handelsblatt, Mr. Li denied accusations that Beijing was trying to split the bloc.

Some political strategists believe the governor was trying to split his adversaries in the casino industry and found a willing ally in Mr. Trump.

The Chinese government repeatedly accused the Dalai Lama of being the instigator of the troubles and said he was trying to split the country, but agreed to reopen talks with his envoys in May and June.

While 72percentt of voters in the Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads-area district said they were familiar with the petition scandal, in which Taylor's staff apparently was trying to split the Democratic vote by adding a third candidate to the ballot, most said the situation had no impact on their vote.

In caustic tones reminiscent of the cold war, President Boris N. Yeltsin of Russia bluntly told other world leaders in this former Communist capital that NATO was trying to split Europe with its plan to admit members from the former Warsaw Pact and that the United States should not be allowed to dominate the world.

Kate remarked, "You always were trying to split us up".

The latest to join the fray – Grassroots Out – appears to be trying to split the difference.

Some analysts cautioned that Kim may be trying to split South Korea from the United States, its ally.

Most people in their 20s, he says, "believe the Dalai Lama is trying to split China".

Libya's foreign minister, Musa Kusa, seized on the episode as proof that the Western powers were trying to split Libya.