"Sharp division" refers to a strong and clear separation or split between two or more groups or opinions. It suggests a significant disagreement or conflict that is very evident and noticeable.
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There are not
sharp divisions in the stream of thought, no mere succession of unrelated states, but a flow from one state to the next.
SHARP DIVISION OF CULTURES Some years ago I came across an article titled «It's the Culture, Stupid», but in fact many articles I've written might well bear that title.
Under that pressure, the tuition grant coalition fell apart during the legislative process, revealing
sharp divisions within the ranks of blacks and Republicans.
After Republican Donald Trump's victory in the presidential race Tuesday, numerous media outlets are raising questions about whether hoax news played a notable role in the candidate's rise and in stoking
sharp divisions among users of differing political views.
In the Akwatia constituency in the Eastern region, the reports are that the fierce contest between the incumbent, Baba Jamal and his contender which has
created sharp division in the party could thwart the party's chances of retaining the seat.
Among evangelical Christians, the largest single religious group in the United States, there are still
sharp divisions over the need for climate policy.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking
sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN / ORC Poll.
In spite of May's claim that she wanted to «bring our country back together», the results
underlined sharp divisions between England's towns and cities and between leave and remain - voting areas.
But after a rocky stretch marked
by sharp divisions among the board's more than 17,000 members, Banks and his staff of 49 have ironed out the kinks while raising the bar for what's to come.
Lisa Fisher campaigned hard but benefited mightily
from sharp divisions among Capital District Democrats.
Many European consumers and national governments have voiced strong concerns about GM foods,
with sharp divisions across the bloc hampering regulatory decisions.
Her stark call - out
inspires sharp divisions in a small town where general respect for the authorities is undermined by accusations of brutality against minorities, opening up schisms that disturb the façade of a countryside idyll.
Thus, I suspect they give the sporadically enforced and morally incomplete Bill of Rights too much credit — and our system's
sharp divisions of power, not quite enough — for staving off tyranny.
We also appreciate that this issue arises at a time of other important national priorities and
sharp divisions within Congress.
At the same time that the board was debating the policy, wrangling over credentialing rules for teachers of limited - English - proficient students was pointing up
sharp divisions on the issue among California teachers.
Niccoli, 38, got involved in Palatine politics (population 3,400) on a small - town issue,
sharp division over the proposed construction of a new town hall pegged at $ 500,000.
In the face of mass unemployment, insecurity, seething discontent among a large segment of the population,
sharp divisions along ethnic, religious and regional lines as well as an economy hobbled by policy inertia, energy shortages and statism, this is scary.
Many people see
a sharp division between reason and passion, the head and the heart.
Keep in mind that
this sharp division may not have been Jesus».
Most discussions are based on the aesthetic - religious approach; and, on the assumption of a shift in the issues and problems which exercise Whitehead in this later period, these discussions make
a sharp division between his work in mathematics and nature philosophy and his metaphysical work.
Because the identity by which I am constituted is primarily a unity of conscious experience,
this sharp division of myself from all others is real.
Such a holistic view is justified, claims Whitehead, first because
this sharp division between mentality and nature has no ground in our fundamental observation.
The Reformers denied
any sharp division between «sacred» and «secular,» and rejected the idea that the work of the clergyman is inherently superior to other callings.
...
this sharp division between mentality and nature has no ground in our fundamental observation.
In
the sharp divisions of French politics, however, that stance benefitted neither party.
The result, says Browns owner Art Modell, «is
the sharpest division I've ever encountered.
Sen. Bernard Sanders» surprisingly strong candidacy for president has laid bare
a sharp division within the Democratic coalition, pitting its activist base against the moderate - minded establishment.
The sharp divisions at the UN Security Council were characterised, by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, as a split between «New» Europe (UK, Spain, Portugal) and «Old» Europe (France, Germany), and again highlighted the fractious nature of European foreign policy.
There were palpable tensions everywhere,
sharp divisions among the people, rise in police brutality against the citizens as epitomized by the treatment meted out to the Resume or Resign protesters, increase in the general feeling of insecurity with Boko Haram terrorists becoming even more daring than ever before etc..
Reports say all is not well within the ruling party, as
a sharp division has emanated amongst the leadership of the party, following intense lobbying for the vacant position.
Reports say all is not well within the ruling party, as
a sharp division has emanated amongst the leadership of the party,...
There's
a sharp division between those who voted Corbyn and the minority who didn't — 86 % who voted Corbyn think he's doing well, 66 % who didn't vote Corbyn think he's doing badly.
The sharpest division within committee stemmed not from a local race but when Chairman Dan McCoy called for the endorsement of Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice to succeed Andrew Cuomo as state attorney general.
The existing vegetation is adapted to these senile or immature soils and to
the sharp divisions of rainy and dry seasons.
That election landscape is creating one of
the sharpest divisions on global warming in recent memory, according to observers.
I love
the sharp division between the blue and red shirts, and the volume of the skirt.
The sharp division between the Obama administration and key congressional Democrats over education policy and priorities may never have been more clear than it was Thursday night when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut $ 800 million from key administration initiatives to help pay for an effort to avert teacher layoffs.
As Koppich shows, traditional collective bargaining agreements force
a sharp division between labor and management, creating formalistic relationships between people who should work closely together and limiting the effectiveness of school leadership.
Besides tipsy quilters, Houston has
the sharpest division between good neighborhood and bad neighborhood that I've ever seen.
Not so long ago,
a sharp division split the writing community.
Over the years,
a sharp division has split the writing community into two camps: traditional publishing and self - publishing.
Sharp divisions and enigmatic paradoxes gain visual bodies in Valdez» work, comprised of harsh edges and tight colored strings.
«Many people claim to see
a sharp division between the works they label «abstract» and the more recognizably figurative work.