This unrest left the country seriously divided.

In the mid-1970s the town was seriously divided over the uranium mines, which were said to contaminate the land and water.

However the League conference at which the decision was made was seriously divided.

Contrary to the legend of steady secularization, 19th-century Europe was seriously divided over the problem, though in a new way.

In addition, Palestinians are seriously divided among themselves over basic strategy and even over whether the peace negotiations should be taking place at all.

The election results showed the KMT to be seriously divided.

This "critical legal studies" movement and the tenure fight have seriously divided Harvard Law School.

It was also a city seriously divided by the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines.

And political experts wonder how the island will cope with pressures from Beijing if its government is seriously divided.

It offered a rallying point when they were seriously divided over how to press for changes in the way South Korea chooses its national leader.