But his departure seems likely to widen the bitter rift between the church here, and the grass-roots faithful and the priests who work with them.

The defeat came at a time when the Conservatives are struggling to heal a bitter rift within their ranks over their policy toward Europe.

At the time of the death of their father, a bitter rift between Wakanohana and Takanohana was widely reported in the Japanese media.

The bitter rifts on campus did not end when the Regents installed the new trustees.

Either deal would draw a neat line under a bitter rift between Alibaba and Yahoo!

Even if the resignations are eventually rescinded, the move underscores a bitter rift in the Palestinian camp.

Their bitter rift led to Keenan's departure in 1994 after one tense and successful season.

However, upon their father's death from cancer in May 2005, a bitter rift between the brothers was widely reported in the Japanese media.

Although the Mayor pressed them to come up with ways of preventing violence, their answers revealed a bitter rift.

The changes are certain to deepen the already bitter rift between the software giant and Sun Microsystems, the inventor of Java.