This division widened when Charles was in France, just before the expedition to Scotland.

As the divisions widened, Yeltsin aides did their best to paper over the obvious divisions in the ranks.

Can there remain any public consensus on the social structure if divisions between the well-off and the poor widen?

The company's corporate leadership, largely opposed to Mr. Chávez's vision for the oil industry, clashed with the president as the country's political divisions widened.

The divisions have widened among the ethnic groups.

The division created within the ranks widened, and brought a quick end to the strike.

In the last few years, the division in Israeli society has widened, and the tensions have increased between various parts of society.

On the contrary, the divisions widened.

As divisions here widen, extremists are emboldened.

The division widened in disputes over a series of foreign trade pacts.