Word: bitterness
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Last night's debate over the budget was marked by a bitter exchange between two of the council's most visible members, Hyman and Coffey. The two ran a close race for president last spring that Hyman ultimately...
...although I'd bet that their interest stems from polite false humility and that they won't be too active in the crusade to dump the rankings. Although one of the organizers of the Stanford coalition denies that this movement stems from "sour grapes," it's pretty clear that bitter envy is the driving force behind the effort to reform the rankings. Had Stanford been ranked number one, no one from Stanford would be whining...
Under Riley's predecessor, Paul E. Johnson, the department was faced with bitter internal bickering, including a drawn-out battle with HUPD officers over their contract and constant in-fighting among the department's brass...
...rushes us all home with a competently executed Largo, to the family values warmth of fireside, cocoa with mini marshmallows and mom. The first and second violins joined with the fat, dull twang of the bass in an extended pizzicato, successfully evoking a grandfather clock slowly prodding through a bitter time of year...
...panel of determined citizens re-asked and re-directed questions throughout the hour-long "town meeting" as each candidate veered off course to level bitter attacks against his opponent's record...