Example sentences of "be divided over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government appears to be divided over the issue . |
| 2 | Observers were divided over the role played by Chadli himself in this dramatic turn of events . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Opinion had been divided over the question of whether the injuries had caused Mary Flint 's death . |
| 5 | Parents are divided over the decision to separate the children . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |