81.   The nation is divided into three main groups, northerners, southerners and westerners.

82.   The ruling sharply divided the nation.

83.   The trip to France, his fifth as pope, has divided a nation which like many western states has a flagging interest in organized religion.

84.   The verdict, although widely expected, divided the nation.

85.   Severino also downplayed speculation that the issue could divide members nations at the retreat.