1.   One legitimate fear is that more religious schools will deepen social divides.

2.   The disputed presidential election deepened the divides.

3.   With the increased Israeli presence came the familiar exchanges of low-grade violence that are deepening the divide between the two populations.

4.   U.N. reports of mass killings by Taliban troops of Afghan minorities only deepened the divide.

5.   Ideally, they should complete the reunification process, but many fear they will only deepen the divide.

6.   They said they feared the elections would deepen the divide between them and the Palestinian Authority of Yasser Arafat and lead to a change in the PLO charter.