| Before long the reader begins to suspect that this ill-tempered diary is also intended as a kind of psychological case history. |
| All the indicators pointed towards a decent game of football although the game's early spell was fractious and ill-tempered. |
| Obviously, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the parliamentary secretary for helping me develop my ill-tempered nature. |
| A generally ill-tempered second half boiled over into heated exchanges on a number of occasions. |
| But when composure gave way to a series of ugly and ill-tempered clashes, there was only going to be one winner. |
| It was the first indication that the game could become ill-tempered, and it also marked out Hammell as the fall guy. |
