great divide

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatanddivide

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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divide
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪd/us
/dɪˈvaɪd/
a difference ...
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(Definition ofgreatanddividefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thegreatdivideis the twentieth century's turn inward.
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Good intentions and agreatdivide: having babies by intending them.
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Atlan argues, it appears, for the impossibility of overcoming thegreatdividebetween the impersonal sciences and the personal individual.
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Across this new 'greatdivide', a digital divide, nation still exists, even in a place where nation doesn't really matter.
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Consequently, there is agreatdividewhich is built primarily upon the religious affiliations of the members of each denomination.
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There is agreatdividebetween the two views.
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It is depressingly obvious to many of us who represent northern constituencies that people on each side of thegreatdividehave very different views.
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Accepting that a greater reflation than is proposed would have placed a strain on our balance of payments, we then come to thegreatdivide.
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This is really thegreatdividein the trade union movement—far more than the question of statutory powers.
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Thegreatdivideof the last election was a regional divide.
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In fact, there is a verygreatdivide.
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The crime rate has escalated because of thegreatdivide—the consumer boom and credit cards on one side, and unemployment on the other.
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Suffice it to say that there is agreatdivideon the question throughout the nation.
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When thegreatdividecomes, he may not have a seat left in which to stand.
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At this point, however, thegreatdividebetween the two major parties opens.
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There is obviously agreatdividebetween us.
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I do not see why there should be such agreatdividebetween the two activities.
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There is agreatdividein that part of the world.
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That is the reality of thegreatdivide.
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Thatgreatdivideis the consequence of nearly 18 years of one-party rule.
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