11.   Details of the possible split, which would increase share value by decreasing the number of shares outstanding, were not released.

12.   He also denied allegations of a possible split in the ranks of his pro-Western Union of Democratic Forces, which could cause a government crisis.

13.   Shahidan said he was concerned about a possible split in the party.

14.   The silence of militant groups is raising questions of a possible split in their ranks.

15.   Communist guerrilla attacks in the Philippines amid a Christmas truce indicate a possible split in the insurgent leadership, a senior aide to President Gloria Arroyo said Monday.

16.   Declining to speculate on who planted the bomb, White House officials are nonetheless detecting a possible split in Republican ranks.

17.   The deepening gulf within the ruling camp was welcomed by the opposition, which recently avoided a possible split through a dramatic compromise between rival factions.