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

82.   The issue has divided players.

83.   The issue had divided the United States, which is worried about litigation and the awesome burden of providing homes for all, from the European Union.

84.   The issue has divided the righwing governing majority and the powerful Catholic Church in Italy.

85.   The issue has deeply divided the country.

86.   The issue could divide African countries at their summit meeting, however.

87.   The issue has divided socialist MPs, with former French culture minister Jack Lang planning to vote against the measure.

88.   The issue has long divided United States and the European Union, which prohibits the importation of beef grown with hormones.