Gaddafi was a controversial and highly divisive world figure.

The issue of illegal vans has been highly divisive within the city government for years.

Passage of the bill removes a highly divisive issue from Parliament's agenda.

The issue could become a highly divisive one for the fragile coalition of seven parties that is to govern.

Justice Breyer predicted that the decision would prove highly divisive in a country with "more then 55 different religious groups."

Despite the euphoria, the drive for independence in what was Yugoslavia's smallest republic has been highly divisive.

Since the 1980s the environmental focus has shifted to old growth logging, which has proved a highly divisive issue.

Lenin remains a controversial and highly divisive world figure.

Far from being a unifying influence, history turns out to be a highly divisive force.

It took lawmakers more than 200 days to comply, but the result is a constructive compromise on a highly divisive issue.