21.   Political bickering has kept the Arabs divided for years.

22.   The party has been divided for years by splinter groups.

23.   The question has divided scientists for years, he said.

24.   They have for years been divided over the terms for an Indonesian withdrawal and what political system to adopt afterwards.

25.   French hunters and environmentalists have been bitterly divided for years over the length of the bird-shooting season.

26.   Administration officials have been divided for weeks over whether Mrs. Clinton should go to China.

27.   Jordan did not want Iraq to be divided for ethnic or religious reasons, but could accept a state built along federal lines.

28.   Kranidiotis said he had written to EU states calling for the quick accession of Cyprus, divided for two decades into Greek and Turkish halves.

29.   The Argentine and Chilean delegations will explain how they resolved a territorial dispute that divided them for decades.

30.   The Arab League Tuesday hailed the accord between the leaders of the two main Somali factions on reunifying Mogadishu, which has been divided for five years.