The political split was preceded by a sharp dispute within the Government over economics.

"There is going to be controverted evidence, subject to sharp disputes and disagreements."

It was also clear today that sharp disputes remain over Iraq.

The Republicans, in sharp dispute with union leaders, say such disagreements arise frequently.

The project grew out of a sharp dispute between Medicare officials and cancer doctors over reimbursement.

President Reagan retained that language in 1981 after a sharp dispute among his intelligence advisers.

And as in any other field, there are sharp disputes.

West Germany and France had a sharp dispute over how to deal with the dollar's recent rise.

That probably means sharp disputes about who actually controls what territory.

How they died was in sharp dispute early today.