1.   As the only Eastern Orthodox nation in the European Union, Greece has long feared attempts to divide the continent along cultural lines.

2.   Since the borders of many African countries are recent and arbitrary, the Royal Academy show divides the continent into seven regions rather than following political boundaries.

3.   The book advocates doing away with state lines and dividing the continent by more sensible boundaries.

4.   Failed talks threatened to divide continent.

5.   In the report, Annan noted that colonialism had left Africa without strong political institutions and had divided the continent without regard for traditional tribunal and cultural unity.

6.   NATO also supports changes in the treaty on conventional forces in Europe, drawn up when the continent was divided by the Iron Curtain.

7.   The alliance also supports changes in the treaty on conventional forces in Europe, drawn up when the continent was divided into blocs.

8.   The north American continent was divided into Canada, the United States, and Mexico.