1.   But across the partisan divide, Ms. Lowey faces a similar conundrum.

2.   But it seems to only have raised doubts among people on both sides of the partisan divide about his true motives.

3.   But since then, a deep partisan divide has developed, as the statements Monday by Lott and Daschle suggested.

4.   But occasionally the partisan divide became evident.

5.   But the redistricting issue crosses the usual partisan divides.

6.   Despite the partisan divide, many Americans accuse both camps of playing politics with the impasse, and they blame the Gore side slightly more than the Bush side.

7.   Instead the statute has fomented widespread cynicism of prosecutors and the way they investigate officials, and deepened the partisan divide on Capitol Hill.

8.   More than in most years, feelings are very hard across the partisan divide.

9.   On the other side of the partisan divide, many congressional Republicans are urging Thompson to weaken or delay the rules.

10.   Other polls out this week show similar partisan divides, but differed in their assessment of public patience.