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Example sentences for: rift

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The NYT assesses the meeting as a significant sign that the rift between China and the U.S. is healing.
According to the New York Times , Gramm had warned his Republican colleagues that censure would muddle the partisan rift over impeachment, making the issue less potent in 2000.
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.
It said a rift was opening "between the more hawkish governments in London and Washington and anxious European allies desperate, for domestic political reasons, for a diplomatic and political breakthrough."
Jordan's lawyer also told the paper there is no rift between his client and Bill Clinton.