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Great Divide:

see Continental DivideContinental Divide,
the "backbone" of a continent. In North America, from N Alaska to New Mexico, it moves along the crest of the Rocky Mts., which separates streams with outlets to the west of the divide from those with outlets to the east.
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Great Divide

great ridge of Rocky Mountains; once thought of as epitome of faraway place. [Am. Folklore: Misc.]

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Although the fascinating array of characters and events covered in this book are impressive, can the great divide that defined a nation be reduced to divisions between the "nasty" Jefferson and the statesman Washington, or is there more to it?

The Great Divide: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation

The cogs started turning for us when Great Divide came out.

We're ready for the next stage; RAZOR SHARP WITH JACKNIFE IN THE HOTSEAT

.New album Great Divide is out today and the band will be signing copies at HMV in Glasgow's Argyle Street from 4pm.

Divide and CONQUER; TWIN ATLANTIC TELL HOW BASS PLAYER ROSS PERFORMED A MASTERSTROKE FOR NEW ALBUM

Lead single Heart and Soul cracked the top 20 earlier this year and in a world where fellow countrymen Biffy Clyro are second-headlining festivals, there's no reason why Great Divide's crunching rock cannot do similar things for Twin Atlantic.

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Stiglitz denies the inevitability of this, and points to many examples in the Great Divide series "that undermine the notion that there are any truly fundamental laws of capitalism.

Smith: Widening inequality is not inevitable

shows how the great divides in American political, religious, and social life have their roots in foundational religious understandings.

Christian Fundamentalism in America: A Cultural History

We refer to this at ProSight as being in the middle of "The Great Divide." We have an industry in large part that's camped out in the middle - in basecamp - because it appears to be the safest.

'Stuck in the Middle with You?' Not a Chance, Says ProSight CEO

Cyclist and trail researcher McCoy presents this comprehensive guide to the Great Divide trail, an unpaved bike route along the continental divide from Banff, Alberta, to the bottom of New Mexico.

Cycling the Great Divide; from Canada to Mexico on North America's premier long-distance mountain bike route, 2d ed

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Divide" between modernism and mass culture (Andreas Iluyssen, Alter the Great Divide [London: Macmillan, 1988], viii ix).

Seeing through Music: Gender and Modernism in Classic Hollywood Film Scores

Emotions run high, and our sports team take great care to give equal weight and attention to both sides of the great divide that is Stanley Park.

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