Passage of an energy bill was deferred until next year because of continuing partisan disagreements over regulation and conservation.

There was bipartisan agreement in the hearing that spending needed to rise, but partisan disagreements over how much and in what areas.

The votes today came after hours of partisan disagreement, with Democrats and Republicans rejecting each other's offers of cooperation.

But stymied by partisan disagreements, it put off conclusive votes on broader energy policy until next month.

They are trying hard to make sure it doesn't blow up in their face because of partisan disagreements.

The NYT story plays up the committee's partisan disagreements over the witness issue.

Broadly stated, the partisan disagreement among the various groups competing for power had centered on the question of Japan's safety from external threat or attack.

But the most politically effective Supreme Court decisions aim to calm partisan disagreements rather than inflame them.

A powerful group of lobbyists, playing on partisan disagreement in Congress, appears to have killed efforts to impose tight new controls on corporate conduct.

If the votes are an indication, the dispute is more complicated than a simple partisan disagreement.