In 1832, the congregation had a serious split over doctrinal issues that took years to resolve.

In 1983 the party suffered a serious split.

In 1954/55 a serious split occurred in the republican Movement.

While increasing the political standing of the Nevilles, the royal marriage also led to a serious split in the family.

But last night the Conservatives seized upon the relaunch as evidence of a serious split.

An equally serious split occurred in 1926 over the issue of the General Strike.

This could mean a serious split in the Dal Cais.

The absence of such a guarantee threatened to create a serious split between the Kurds and the new Iraqi government.

A much more serious split in the party occurred as a result of the 2000 Presidential election.

Fox thinks this is symptomatic of a serious split among the senior ne-gotiators.