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How to use the word rifts in a Sentence?

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The deep rifts that currently exist and unfortunately have been exacerbated recently, he’s (McCarthy) got to get rid of. We can find the common ground, instead of having arguments, we have conversations. We will find that common ground. Do I think he can do that? Absolutely, I think he can.

Dave Noerr

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Well, look, we know there have clearly been a lot of family tensions, rifts, fallouts behind the scenes, i think throughout all of this, Kate has tried very much to be the peacemaker. Remember that she and Harry were at one point incredibly close. She, Prince William were a very special trio and I think shes very keen to try and see that rift closed up.

Kate Middleton

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Zones like the one we investigated are not uncommon along rifts, so I expect that similar reservoirs may exist elsewhere in the Okinawa Trough as well as other sediment-covered continental back-arc basins around the world.

Takeshi Tsuji

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

My praise of the Malaysian government for its Islamic and fair treatment of Hindu minorities is being twisted and misquoted to suit political gains and create communal rifts.

Tuesday Naik

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I know there have been controversies this year and rifts and divides and those may or may not affect numbers on particular marches, but I haven't seen that have any effect on the movement's strength over all.

Vanessa Wruble

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Rifts can stall when they reach the softer ice, like that found in the medial flowline.

Joe MacGregor

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Neither side can benefit when inside the EU one blames the other. In this way we are not moving ahead by even one step in managing the refugee crisis. The rifts that are being formed now must be laboriously healed again.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are all absolutely determined that we are going to be in a good shape to govern, that is a very, very strong binding force which will restrain behavior that would otherwise create irreparable rifts.

Steve Baker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Those disagreements may at some point grow into larger rifts, but for now are largely set aside in favor of tactical coordination toward shared objectives against the Assad regime and Daesh.

Noah Bonsey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is no such group there, it is state propaganda, state troops have suffered heavy losses and they are trying to create rifts among the Taliban to conceal their failures.

Qari Yousuf Ahmadi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is domestic pressure, the diplomatic pressure plus internal rifts within Fidesz, and the government is visibly not able to handle this pile of conflicts efficiently.

Peter Kreko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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