Example sentences of "be divided over the " in BNC.

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1 The government appears to be divided over the issue .
2 Analysts were divided over the prospects for share prices as the widely based FT-SE 100 index lost a further 30.5 points to close at 2,247.0 .
3 Observers were divided over the role played by Chadli himself in this dramatic turn of events .
4 Scientific opinion is divided over the cause of the decline of species in the Bering sea , with explanations ranging from over-fishing , to food shortages or natural population fluctuations .
5 Opinion had been divided over the question of whether the injuries had caused Mary Flint 's death .
6 Parents are divided over the decision to separate the children .
7 DARLINGTON traders are divided over the effects of a week-old scheme banishing traffic from part of the town .
8 Opinion was divided over the best place to stand , for if they watched the launching they missed a close-up view of the final plunge into the sea .
9 At a meeting on April 21-22 the Democratic Platform 's co-ordinating council was divided over the question of whether to begin creating a new party immediately , with those in favour of an immediate split from the CPSU forming a steering committee chaired by Nikolai Travkin .
10 Reports also suggested that the Bush administration was divided over the question of negotiations on the " no first use " nuclear strategy , over which the US Defence Secretary , Dick Cheney , held strong reservations .
11 Scientific opinion was divided over the consequences of the war , and some environmentalists were felt to have overstated its negative effects .
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