The American electorate is far less ideological than it once was and seems far less patient with sharply partisan appeals.

Sharply partisan like all the others in recent months, the debate lasted through the day and into the evening.

A nonpartisan committee has turned sharply partisan, twisting estimates so that the Republican leadership's bill looks good.

Sharply partisan like all the others in recent months, the debate lasted through the day, ending at precisely 10 P.M.

Republicans said any Social Security legislation must be bipartisan, but the talking points provided to their members reflected the sharply partisan nature of the fight.

The issue has taken on sharply partisan overtones.

Much of the debate was devoted to a sharply partisan contest in which each party tried to paint the other as weaker on defense.

Even if the negotiators themselves could strike an agreement, they would have to find the votes for it in the sharply partisan House.

The legislation is a rarity in this sharply partisan Congress: written by both Republicans and Democrats.

In the last week or two, however, these issues have become sharply partisan.