But others said that the fractious country would require such a strong presence.

He is, his campaign argued, the only Nigerian capable of keeping this fractious country together.

By so doing, an Afghan army could even serve as an engine to tie this fractious country together.

More probably, it's that American soldiers, who have never been numerous enough to bring this fractious country under control, are finally getting some help.

Two trials are under way in this suddenly fractious Southeast Asian country.

No unified government has emerged to impose control on the fractious country.

He has already broken down barriers in his small, occasionally fractious country.

In some ways, Mr. Allawi seems to be the perfect man, under the circumstances, to bring this fractious country together.

And an almost irresistible force in this fractious country came from the political opposition.

We will face the problem of how long to occupy and administer a big, fractious country and what type of government or administration should follow.