Almost from the start, a split opened among the republicans that grew wider day by day.

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From the start, there was a split in how NATO allies engaged in Afghanistan.

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Apple obviously writes its own software for the iPhone, but Samsung's phones all run a customized version of Google's open-source Android, and Samsung is so dominant that it could very well split off and start building its own version of Android, just as Amazon did with the Kindle Fire.

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The Ospreys seized the initiative at the start of the second half with a Wallace offside allowing Biggar to split the posts again, and Munster had to scramble back to deny Andrew Bishop a try after a Mike Phillips break.

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But the prime minister, speaking at the start of a European summit in Portugal, slapped down talk of a cabinet split.

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Scarborough threw another strike to start his fourth game, but his streak ended at 37 when he left a split on his next shot.

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