The fractious nature of Japanese policy making, though, has turned the search for the central bank's new leader into the quietest of auditions.

Given the fractious nature of Iraq's leadership, the divisions in its society and competing visions of its future, this will be difficult and time-consuming.

Grauel and Barlog were inclined to suggest that she would not, for she never quite managed to control her fractious nature.

"The fractious nature of New York politics, and its diversity, make for very odd bedfellows," he said.

However, the confused, fractious nature of Breton politics undermined his efforts, which finally failed after three sizeable expeditions, at a cost of 24,000.

In 1782 the fractious nature of Vermont's internal politics became a problem for the republic's quest for statehood.

The dispute over the tally reflected the fractious nature of the movement for native Hawaiian sovereignty, which began in the 1970's.

The fractious nature of India's politics is what keeps democracy vibrant and deep-rooted in the Indian psyche.

The fractious nature of Ancient Greek society seems to have made continuous conflict on this larger scale inevitable.

Two hours later it appears as though the fractious nature of the group has got the better of it.