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Example sentences for: rift

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Several tenants blame other neighbors as perpetrators of the rift, however.
Not exactly Ossi and Harriet: The NYT runs a front-page story that is nearly a decade old: the continued economic and attitudinal rift between Western and Eastern Germans (known as Wessies and Ossies).
The piece states this stance could set off a rift within Democratic ranks.
The Los Angeles Times goes with a report on a rift developing among anti-tobacco forces based on whether or not it's okay to grant any sort of legal immunity to tobacco companies in return for public health gains--just the sort of deal at the heart of the proposed national tobacco settlement before Congress.
The Times says a rift has opened between House Republicans, who continue to aggressively opt for tax cuts, and Senate Republicans, who are more apt to go along with the basic thrust of the Clinton budget plan.