Word: bitterness
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...prove that, however, local land-control advocates must wrest power away from the feds-and that can lead to bitter confrontations. In New Mexico's Otero County, 600 angry people packed a civic center recently to rail against Washington and plan a strategy for combatting the Endangered Species Act. Otero has now formed a public lands committee to fight for its rights, and has hired a Los Angeles-based legal group, the Individual Rights Foundation, to press its claims in court. In Idaho's Lemhi County, 2,500 citizens turned out at a local fairground on a sub-zero...
...despite the festive atmosphere, for somethe completion of what has perhaps been theirgreatest undertaking was a bitter-sweet moment...
...awards somewhat sweeten the bitter taste in Harvard's mouth from its season-ending loss to Dartmouth on Tuesday. Somewhat...
...average young woman to be told that she should grow up to be like a society's goddess like Cindy Crawford, and it is insulting and dangerous to say she should desire to look like Kate Moss. In addition to this pressure, girls often become victims of the bitter social rivalries that pervade young female social circles and are subjected to the unwanted attention of hormonally-challenged young males. I don't think any Harvard student would deny that adolescence sucks...
Derfner's story serves as testimony that roommates can overcome even the most awkward of moments, the most bitter of disputes, the most moist of teabags. So don't worry. For those rooming groups that fail to bond over Aaron Spelling Productions, there is always the hope of a senior year reconciliation over George Lucas films...