1.   The arguments which thus preoccupied the Standing Committee divided along predictably partisan lines.

2.   Although it is still easier to find Republicans opposing impeachment than Democrats supporting it, on this visit, opinions seemed more closely divided along partisan lines.

3.   Among national political figures, only House Speaker Newt Gingrich divides voters as sharply along partisan lines.

4.   And the Senate is divided along partisan lines over whether to allow the videotaped depositions to be shown on the floor.

5.   A financial overhaul bill proposed by Gramm split the committee along partisan lines on Thursday.

6.   A further complication is that the states have competing interests and do not line up neatly along partisan lines.

7.   A Democratic alternative, offered as an amendment to the bill, was defeated largely along partisan lines.

8.   Bush has become president as a result of a complex legal decision taken by a divided Supreme Court voting on largely partisan lines.

9.   But a provision in the Senate election reform bill that requires novice voters to present identification at the polls is dividing supporters along partisan lines.

10.   Bullock said Tuesday the vote on the bill will likely fall along religious rather than partisan lines.