The United States opened its Embassy in Zagreb in 1992, and has continued to work with Croatia to overcome the legacies of communism, war, ethnic division, and authoritarian government.

We do not want to leave behind a legacy of division.

Part of the explanation is that the strike had (like previous disputes) left a legacy of financial burden and division within a much weakened union.

The 11 judges - racially diverse and reflecting the population's Afrikaner, British and black heritage - captured the character of a country that has shed its legacy of racial division and authoritarian rule.

As Berlin bureau chief from 1996 to 1999, Nagorski provided in-depth reporting about Germany's efforts to overcome the legacy of division, the immigration debate, and German-Jewish relations.

Previous states formation such as Somalia and Somaliland were a legacy of unfair division on the colonies and stopped their existence after unification and entrance into the United Nations.

Cedrick Rembert, a black junior at the University of Alabama, knows only that legacy of division.

However, it also left a bitter legacy of division and rivalry between the Qaysis and the Kalbis, which would contribute to much strife and instability for the remainder of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Whilst it is gratifying that this round of enlargement will enable us to help overcome the grim legacy of conflict and division in Europe, we must also emphasise that the process has not yet been completed.

Even as they voted last week, many Chadians said they feared that the legacy of ethnic and regional division here, compounded by a now-entrenched tradition of wielding power by force, meant that more violence lies ahead.