1.   A key question is whether the Irvin case will divide people racially.

2.   The case has divided the community, sparked national talk-radio discussion and has prompted strangers to offer Cope a place to stay.

3.   The case has divided the community, and Youngtown Police Chief Art Baker has received hate mail from as far away as Georgia and North Carolina.

4.   The case still divides the medical community and local residents, among whom the nurse has spirited defenders.

5.   The Martin case has sharply divided the golf world.

6.   The case has divided the Supreme Court and renewed criticism of states that apply the death penalty to teen-agers.

7.   The case has sharply divided a sport that cherishes rules and tradition.

8.   The case has divided Nicaraguans.