Although bitter, resentful and full of despair, they see others, often the former boss or supervisor, as the people who are to blame for their miserable existence.

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Some vitamin pills can be crushed and swallowed or mixed with food, although they may taste bitter because they are designed to be swallowed whole and not tasted.

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Although the consumption tax increase is bitter medicine, most voters understand its necessity.

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Although he and Rabin represent the same political party, they are bitter rivals.

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Last weekend lawmakers finally reached a compromise to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, and although nobody seemed particularly pleased with the specifics, the deal put an end to weeks of bitter wrangling.

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Although the article was focused on how this may help Congress to get along better despite the bitter election season, it occurred to me that we can all apply this lesson to our lives.

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Although the new trust would leave all the resulting investment under public ownership, the city's recent bitter experience with a bungled 75-year lease of its parking meters under a previous mayor has left residents fearful.

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