1.   And while the nature of its defenders and detractors has since varied wildly, its reputation is still more deeply divided than that of any other American literary classic.

2.   But after a preliminary round of balloting on Tuesday and some backroom deal-making, they found themselves more divided than before.

3.   But after a preliminary round of balloting Tuesday and some backroom deal-making, they were more divided than before.

4.   But the country is now more divided than ever between a growing number of advocates of a new German pride and its eternal opponents.

5.   But the court was more divided than the vote indicated.

6.   But the subcommittee may be more divided than the Congress at large, and it remains difficult to distinguish deep disagreements from election-year posturing.

7.   But the court was more sharply divided than usual, with the middle ground often seeming to disappear.

8.   Friday, however, the opposition is more divided than ever.

9.   On this occasion, the voters have given power to Republicans who are even more divided than the Democrats.

10.   Presbyterians obviously are more divided than ever on the troubling issue of what to do about gays and lesbians who want to be placed in church leadership.