But he did not get his wish. The split between the North and South only got wider.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

He says he was part of a wider "crusade" against Muslim immigration and multiculturalism in Europe.

VOA: special.2011.07.30

It made the valleys deeper and wider than they were before.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

The division between North and South grew wider.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

"On the other hand, they recognize there is a need for transatlantic and wider global cooperation on the whole financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The FBI said the two-year probe is part of a wider investigation into political corruption and money laundering that started 10 years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Scientists say it's getting wider every year and the area could eventually become a new ocean.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

For a small farmer, replacing a bucket with a pump can lead to cultivating a wider variety of crops and creating work for family and neighbors.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Wamukota says his organization works with a number of groups along the coast to educate communities and tourists about the importance of conserving turtles and protecting the wider coastal environment.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

"The way I see it,having recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayer, our banks now have a greater obligation to the goal of a wider recovery,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

"However,what Egypt did undermine, to an extent,especially in the last two years, has been to combine its legitimate defense of national security concerns with a wider appeal to Arab interests and Palestinian interests at the core of them,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

It's just we've lost our focus. And so there is a need to be refocusing on the area of science, making it accessible to a wider rage and a more diverse group of students, not just young men, but also young women."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25