scissions

"The division of the large project into smaller tasks made it much easier to complete. "

"After he graduated, he severed all links to his family."

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

"A small group."

"The cleavage in the rock face allowed a small stream to flow through. "

"The carpenter carefully cutting the wood with a sharp knife. "

"Within the student government, factions emerged supporting different proposals for the new school garden. "

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

"The separation of the classroom into smaller groups for the lesson was efficient. "

"A dictatorship, in order to secure its reign, bans things that do not conform to its ideology."

"The intricate formation of the puzzle pieces allowed the child to assemble a picture of a dog. "