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But on the French left — riven by ideological splits from competing centuries — that job is akin to herding cats.
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The field was lackluster and riven by scandal (hello, Carlos Danger).
New York City Mayoral Race Looks Wonderfully Like Democracy at Its Best|Michael Daly|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These things were supposed to protect Sweden from the class-and-ethnic conflict that has riven the United States, Britain, France.
What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden|Megan McArdle|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And each side is riven by sharp internal divisions that make a deal difficult.
Fiscal Cliff Stalemate Needs Two-Party Solution|Daniel Gross|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The country is riven by tribalism, regionalism and a host of armed militias who so far have refused to disarm.
A Ray of Light in Islamist Gloom|Benny Morris|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the same way, the section of wood so riven was split again and again until each split was thin enough.
The Boy Settlers|Noah Brooks
There was a crash of riven timbers, the crunching ring of metal, quick oaths, a cry.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Being well aware of this, they all held their peace while he landed on a spur of the riven cliff.
Blown to Bits|R.M. Ballantyne
The tree of her protection can never be riven by the lightning, nor broken by the blast.
Sermons of Christmas Evans|Joseph Cross
Beneath spreading trees, were a dozen or more diminutive houses, with latticed sides and roofs of riven oak boards.
Mothering on Perilous|Lucy S. Furman

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