21.   A great president is one who is willing to put his legacy in jeopardy to solve an intractable problem that divides the country.

22.   After two decades of war, the country is bitterly divided by ethnic, tribal and regional groups that have often been in conflict with the central government.

23.   Building enough trust to even talk about some of the difficult issues that divide the countries would take a long time.

24.   But European countries are sharply divided, which could make computer levies a nightmare to enforce across the Continent.

25.   But Kerry warned that government policymakers have to be sensitive when pushing race- and gender-based programs, which, he said, can divide the country.

26.   But tensions in Poland were escalating and, within a year, Germany and Russia would divide the country in two as World War II started.

27.   But the Bush strategy is to portray Gore as a sore loser who is unhappy with the result and who is dividing the country in the process.

28.   But others oppose the idea, fearing it would further divide the country and perhaps even provoke an angry reaction from the powerful military.

29.   But surveys indicate the country is divided roughly equally between Democrats and Republicans, moderates and conservatives.