It’s worrying that there is a “widening chasm” between the sides, Hamby said.

It said bad weather meant there was now more water in the chasm and that Welsh Water had had to stop work so a crane could be brought in to stabilise it.

And that gave me the understanding that there is this very deep chasm between what’s happening within the system itself.”

All that is visible beneath them is a narrow chasm, lit up by a torch.

Whether Dr. Sasse’s indifference to the rankings led to his resignation is unclear, but the chasm between the president and the board of trustees seemed to develop as the university’s rankings status became more tenuous.