21.   Likewise he denied that there had been a major rift between Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and his Russian counterpart Andrei Kozyrev.

22.   Rumors had erupted that a major rift existed between Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and his Russian counterpart Andrei Kozyrev.

23.   The contest between North and James Miller, another aide to former president Ronald Reagan, caused a major rift in the Republican Party in Virginia.