1.   An open split was averted when the Bosnian prime minister, Haris Silajdzic, suggested a six-month delay in authorizing arms shipments to Bosnia.

2.   But it also showed that Clinton obviously did not want an open split with his most important allies in a presidential election year.

3.   If the Khmer Rouge meant to provoke an open split between Ranariddh and Hun Sen, it seems to have succeeded.

4.   It was the first open split on Fed policy this year.

5.   The only potential challenge to the African National Congress is from within, and here in Bloemfontein there has been no sign that an open split is imminent.

6.   The open split may be unhelpful for GOP candidates riding the nativist tide, but helps the party.

7.   At a damaged building in central Athens, two religious icons sit on a ledge split open by a giant crack.

8.   He was found fully conscious on a pile of rocks with his helmet split open on one side.

9.   The defeat of rebel Serbs has caused an open split among Serb leaders.

10.   The costs of the tunnels have provoked a huge debate in Switzerland, with open splits between the Finance Ministry and the Transport Ministry.