11.   Mention the deep rift in American politics, and everyone thinks of Republicans and Democrats.

12.   Several polls in recent years have reflected a deep rift between rank-and-file Catholics and church teachings.

13.   That despite the deep rift between coach Art Shell and his quarterback, Jeff Hostetler.

14.   The debate between the Defense and State Departments on the wisdom of trying to topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has caused deep rifts between the departments in recent months.

15.   The invitation proved fateful in the film, opening a deep rift between a newly ambitious Helfgott and a conservative father, determined to keep his family together.

16.   The heated battle over how to use projected federal budget surpluses has exposed deep rifts between the two parties, both in political and economic terms.

17.   The murder of Yitzhak Rabin by a Jewish extremist exposed deep rifts in Israeli society.

18.   The operation was botched, causing a deep rift between Netanyahu and Hussein.

19.   The tenor of the Texas Capitol hardly resembles the divisiveness in Congress, where gridlock over issues like gun control and taxes exposes deep rifts between the parties.

20.   This election has exposed a deep rift in our political life.