Word: bitterness
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...precisely where the balance lies is a matter of serious, even bitter debate. At one extreme are those who believe that most trials are tainted because they play on the fears of desperately ill patients, involve some sort of subtle coercion like money or free medicine or fail to warn patients of the very real dangers they face. Some critics argue as well that there are simply too many trials, as pharmaceutical companies looking for a share of the blockbuster drug market pump out copycat medicines that no one really needs...
...They came to our house in the fall and won the ECAC, which left a bitter taste in our mouth,” Chu said. “We’ve been waiting for the chance to go on their court with a chance to win the Ivy League...
...false sense of security, implying that despite the cattiness and embarassments of high school, there is true love out there. Figuring out that the film’s happy ending is as much a Hollywood fantasy as the rest of the movie wasn’t is a bitter pill to swallow...
...Taliban takeover in 1996. The victorious Mujahideen had successfully repelled the Soviet occupation, but left to themselves, the various factions could not come together to form a government. What followed was a bloody descent into anarchy. Kabul—virtually the only part of Afghanistan left intact by the bitter jihad against the Soviets—was subsequently shelled to the ground by the “liberators.” Life in the capital city was made so miserable that the people actually welcomed a one-eyed mullah named Mohammed Omar when he rode into town with his band...
...mention what it does to those carrying the grudge. As Kate Gillen, 48, recalled when interviewed by Davis, "Finally, I asked myself, 'Is this where I want my energy to go?' And I made a decision that no matter how justified I felt in my anger, staying in that bitter, hardened place was not something I wanted to do." Many who have hung up their boxing gloves would agree...