1.   On his return to Ireland the party split.

2.   The party split under the strain.

3.   Predictions that the party would split at the plenum were not realised, despite conservative opposition to Gorbachev and the moves towards formation of new democratic parties.

4.   But it continues to win elections, in spite of frequent accusations of corruption, because the two major opposition parties split the anti-government vote.

5.   But making one party pay the fees skews the system, says Zack, who argues that parties should split the bill.

6.   He was named the nominee of the Reform Party faction last month when that party split, with its hard-right members nominating Patrick J. Buchanan.

7.   If Powell runs as a centrist Republican, the party could split.

8.   That party could split the ruling elite and appeal to army and police officers unhappy with the Kosovo adventure, the politicians say.

9.   The parties more or less split the loot.

10.   The two main opposition parties split the vote of those who thought the economy had gotten worse.