But it was not only divergent ideologies that abruptly mingled.

But the retired general and leader of the rightist Likud Party will inherit a Parliament that is a fractious collection of small and medium-size parties with widely divergent ideologies.

It suffers from divergent ideologies and many fractious groupings.

These deep class differences provided a framework for mapping ethnic identities on top of them: class-hatred was a prominent tool for fueling divergent ethno-nationalist ideologies.

As the divergent political ideologies of their out-of-town supporters suggest, it is also a race whose candidates offer starkly different political views.

The march was led by complicated men with divergent ideologies, just as the movement is, and their differences are the same ones that divide the nation at large.

If the coming together of divergent ideologies - during four walks spanning four seasons - sounds simplistic, it is supported by historical fact.

This Maryland-based non-profit acts as the mechanism to help thousands of Muslims highlight cross-culture commonalities and set aside divergent ideologies.

But Friday's accord on the rules for the impeachment trial of President Clinton did offer a stirring picture of divergent ideologies blending together for the greater good.

The bomb and radically divergent ideologies distorted what otherwise might have been a traditional balance-of-power chess match.