Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Florida supermarket chain that is about one-third Revlon's size, but the cosmetics king was finally acquired for $2.7 billion in November. Though Bergerac's pain at seeing his company bought was eased by a $36 million parting settlement, or golden parachute, he still talks like a bitter man. "The whole thing was crazy," he says. "Here we built a great American corporation. Then through this process the stock ended up in the hands of arbitragers, who forced the sale of the company. And junk-bond financing made it all possible...
...same time, the Aquino family put out the word that their candidate would pursue her own campaign. Although the breach seemed bitter, insiders cautioned that anything, including a reconciliation, was possible before Dec. 21, when the tickets must be officially declared. After all, they noted, both Laurel and Aquino know that without a unified opposition ticket, the anti- Marcos vote will be split and the chances of defeating the President will be reduced virtually to zero...
...political infighting has led to bitterness among both conservatives and the liberal-CLS camp and has all but destroyed the tenure process. Neither side deserves all the blame for what at times has been bitter fighting, but the result of their unrestrained battle has been unfortunate. The Law School has been unable to tenure faculty from other schools since 1981 and has had routinely to promote junior faculty to fill teaching positions. With several liberal junior faculty members coming up for tenure this spring, many of the moderates and conservatives fear a leftist coup which might permanently divide the faculty...
Criticism from the U.S. and from Spadolini's Republicans came as a "bitter surprise" to Craxi, who sought to appear as a wounded but loyal ally standing up for his nation's independence. Italians responded positively to the Prime Minister's posture. Indeed, a poll in the newsweekly L'Espresso showed 61% approval for Craxi's show of independence from the U.S., while only 19% disapproved...
Nothing has worked out for Kathy as she expected it to, and O'Brien plays her role here with exceptional subtlety and sensitivity--she is understated but all the more effective because of it. Mary has sought freedom in countless bedrooms, and has become cynical and bitter, and Walters successfully captures this disillusionment. Joanne has never grown up, and her life isn't quite as blissful as she pretends it is. Roberts does an excellent job of maintaining her character despite the fact that both of her fellow actresses have changed dramatically. Moreover, she manages to be incredibly annoying...