In its fractured nature, 20th-century music was no different from the other arts.

Atwood's reticence gestures toward the fractured nature of identity, and how swiftly that identity can change.

She thinks that for many in the district, the failure to vote is linked to the fractured nature of the area.

Disputes over the surrender of Taliban leaders have erupted before, each time dramatizing the fractured nature of Afghanistan.

Given the fractured nature of the Republican field this time round, 25% may be enough to give Romney victory.

Given the fractured nature of the present ruling coalition, that might mean days or even weeks of uncertainty and backroom maneuver.

In many ways, the success of the site is not surprising, given the fractured nature of the Catholic Church in America.

This speaks to the fractured nature of the staff," she said.

Due to the fractured nature of the Ninth Circuit opinion, and potential confusion over its scope, the court decided to rehear the case en banc.

The pasting together of separate shots emphasizes the fractured nature of the imposing landform.