Isn't it unsurprising how settling a lawsuit does nothing to settle the underlying acrimony that motivated it? |
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A brief detente and the hope for a lasting peace have given way to acrimony yet again. |
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And then inevitably something would go wrong, and it would end in acrimony and sometimes in lawsuits. |
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The battle to save the Special School ended in tears and acrimony this week when councillors voted to close it. |
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It was a match dripping in acrimony, disappointment and what might have been. |
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Long-term damage can be caused to children exposed to acrimony and bitterness in family breakdown. |
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But what should have been one of the publishing events of this year has now descended into astonishing depths of bitterness and acrimony. |
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In the past, especially during election time, the issue of money has raised unnecessary tension and acrimony. |
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Large disparities in the contributions member nations were expected to make to the EU budget caused no small amount of acrimony. |
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The first festival I attended was by far the best, because the air was thick with bile and acrimony. |
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After the acrimony and misunderstanding of June, RF Sammy Sosa went on a tear for the rest of the season and had another monster year. |
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The resulting acrimony helped ensure that it would take a while to forge working alliances on the new council. |
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Despite this acrimony, however, the American officers' admiration for Continental forestry was undented. |
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And yet we've had so much acrimony over the past few years that the public has risen up against it. |
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The whole partnership then dissolved into acrimony and mistrust and legal wrangling. |
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For this relationship is, in practice, fraught with mutual antagonism and conducted through mutual acrimony. |
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The relationship has dissolved in acrimony as accusations are levelled by both sides. |
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It's only recently and as a result of all the bitter acrimony that he realised that they can't sort it out. |
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In the event it was a short-lived and unhappy venture, which ended in acrimony after only two years following a boardroom clash. |
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However, for the most part, the acrimony was abandoned at the side of the road and business proceeded with a fair wind. |
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Money can't buy you love, sang the Beatles but what's clear is it can certainly create a lot of acrimony where love once existed. |
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Exactly the kind of game you'd expect with the man who leads his profession in accomplishment and acrimony. |
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Why, for instance, did past discussions on the preamble of the former European Constitution end in such vocal acrimony? |
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For a long time during my teen years I actively cultivated my acrimony. |
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Representative Ryan puts forth his positions without confrontation or acrimony. |
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These are slow, nit-picky debates, fraught with acrimony and issues of nationalism. |
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But the bitter acrimony into which this summit has descended will not soon be dispelled. |
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Unfortunately, after an impressive show of bipartisanship in the wake of September 11th, Congress is regressing into acrimony and gridlock. |
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We must recommit ourselves to a General Assembly that is a forum for constructive dialogue, not a stage for acrimony and divisiveness. |
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Celtic's disappointment at the ending of their quest to claim a rare domestic treble was coloured by acrimony. |
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His parting words signalled possible acrimony to come, as he accused Len McCluskey, leader of the Unite trade union, of plotting against him. |
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The acrimony that can exist between management and unions in the event of a strike can be quite serious. |
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The legal system as it is now often instigates and fuels the flames of acrimony. |
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Without any acrimony, but with steady determination, we must get on with the task of making the Court a success. |
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Probably some of the acrimony which we have seen is what gave rise to this debate today. |
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If the scales are tipped too far in either direction there is going to be acrimony. |
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Though the Cancun Ministerial collapsed in acrimony, cotton was on the map. |
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The acrimony that we saw this year also underscores the point that the draft resolution is divisive. |
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In contrast we have complete acrimony at the provincial level at this moment. |
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As for the religious divide, already people seem to have forgotten the old acrimony. |
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Other than the transport committee, some of the committees are falling into a lot of acrimony right now. |
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When representatives came back from Kyoto, an immense amount of acrimony existed among the provinces. |
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Implementing Bill C-328 would reduce the incidence of acrimony and violence on the picket line. |
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The post breakup acrimony not only can lead to domestic violence but the negative impact on children can be very damaging and long lasting. |
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Indeed, the acrimony had reached such heights that I fully expected her to make her place in the opposition this time around. |
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But if one recognizes that Americans see their country in religious terms, the level of acrimony is more easily understandable. |
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There, acrimony between rap superstars and an indie filmmaker boiled over into the public realm as never before. |
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I really believe that it is better for couples to separate as amicably as possible and give their children a chance to grow up without daily misery and acrimony. |
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The band split up earlier this year amid bitterness and acrimony. |
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Whatever the outcome of this particular dispute, though, these homes have to be built somewhere and the less acrimony with which it can be done the better. |
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Despite some brief acrimony, a year later nothing much had changed. |
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There was no acrimony, and no ill-will towards the national organisation. |
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I expect the acrimony and sexualized slander to reach a new pitch next year in an attempt to dethrone Palin. |
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To those supporters of Jim Jefferies, the former manager who left amid scenes of acrimony last year, or former chairman Deans, he is a hate figure to be hounded and harried. |
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Happy to relate, acrimony is often enhanced by sardonic humour. |
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From day one, the press will be searching for signs of acrimony or insubordination. |
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Riven by internal feuds, the Byzantine ways of association politics have led to a tortuous pattern of new beginnings, only to be followed by stalemate and acrimony. |
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In due course, traffic management became a village issue, acrimony flourished and, as the anti-speeders campaigned for road humps and chicanes, opposition hardened. |
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We believe that a move away from sole custody decisions will reduce the acrimony of divorce, and encourage mothers to include fathers in the lives of children following divorce proceedings. |
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We see less acrimony and more co-operation among departments. |
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The partnership of Wilson and Lloyd ended in 1753 after acrimony and legal suits. |
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The finance minister stood in this House, and I will never forget this, and said that the acrimony with the provinces and territories had been resolved, it had been fixed. |
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Other subjects create more acrimony and tension in the House. |
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Even though the employee is relatively cooperative and no acrimony occurs, the question arises as to the level of attendance an employer is entitled to expect from employees working out their notice period. |
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A few moments of acrimony followed by a chunk of infuriation and a smattering of irritability. |
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The acrimony over the UUP's decision not to back the DUP's move to devolve policing and judicial powers deals a mortal blow to the concept of a pan-unionist election pact. |
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As the current Winnicki case demonstrates, there is no indication that the level of acrimony from these types of respondents against historically disadvantaged groups is subsiding. |
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In spite of this political support, the registration process continued to move slowly, and resulted in some degree of tension and acrimony between the Innu and the Government. |
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He preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marriage. |
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Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping. |
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The centre would aim at taking away some of the acrimony that naturally comes from a competitive environment and putting the focus back on the sport. |
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This acrimony may be based on mutual mistrust, personality conflict, or inability of one or both parents to move past the separation and focus on the future. |
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But it was certainly no shocker when it dissolved in acrimony. |
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In this environment of acrimony and charge and countercharge, the anger of Majed al-Muhammad, the retired sergeant major, was of a type fueled by frustration and loss. |
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Epicerastic medicines obtund the acrimony of the humours, and mitigate the uneasy sensation thence arising. |
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The report, however, also warns of differences among political parties, the high level of acrimony and weak consultation over major decisions and the atmosphere of mistrust. |
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However, unless a satisfactory solution is found, there is a risk that the Johannesburg meeting will be dominated by acrimony over the issues of trade and finance and the focus on sustainable development risks being lost. |
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In that city there has been considerable acrimony between various Aboriginal groups and the lead federal officials, and among various Aboriginal participants. |
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The key to avoiding acrimony and tension during the holidays is to remember that family get togethers are not the time or place to raise business issues. |
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Again Villa's league position continued to fluctuate under several different managers and things came to a head in the summer of 2006 when David O'Leary left in acrimony. |
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Various casualty figures have been published, sometimes with acrimony but the highest estimates for British and German casualties appear to be discredited. |
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The dispute has led to much acrimony, and sometimes even to violence. |
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