There has been bitter acrimony between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who've accused each other of treason and corruption.
It has been a bitter, gruelling fight as conservatives tried one candidate after another to find someone closer to their taste.
The fight between Lopez Obrador and Calderon has been a bitter one.
This fight between the industries has been a bitter one, making the deal between Big Machine and Clear Channel all the more surprising.
Public life in Northern Ireland has long been a bitter business, but now the DUP and Sinn Fein behave towards each other with something approaching chivalry.
Jordaan has been embroiled in a bitter battle for supremacy with LOC chairman and Orlando Pirates owner Dr Irvin Khoza for several years.
Qantas has been embroiled in a bitter labor dispute over pay cuts and job protections that resulted in the airline shutting down earlier this year. (Government officials ordered it back into service.) The year-old airport system required extensive retraining of staff, but didn't result in layoffs, which the union confirms.
This bitter truth has been realized by many global vendors servicing the developing economies.
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The political scene in Bangladesh has been dominated for decades by bitter rivals Khaleda Zia and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose electoral campaigns have sparked violent clashes and on occasions prompted military intervention.
Rafsanjani, on the other hand, has long been a staunch critic and bitter political rival of Ahmadinejad's.
"Even though the investigation into perjury has now been called off, a bitter aftertaste remains, " commented the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
But Santorum's communications director, Hogan Gidley, said there was no guarantee that would happen after what has been a tough and at times bitter campaign.
Ms Tymoshenko - once an ally of the president but now a bitter rival - has been calling for the snap elections to be postponed and for parliament to be recalled.
McLoughlin, meanwhile, has been subjected to page upon page of bitter stories about her weight, shopping sprees and her lack of closeness to Victoria Beckham.
The motion was put forward by the Communication Workers Union which has been holding strikes across the country in a bitter row over jobs, pay and services.
Diarra has been a key figure in Real's successful second half of the season which has seen them overhaul bitter rivals Barcelona.
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Commercially processed salts can taste bitter: Since WW II, iodine has been added to prevent thyroid-related diseases (such as cretinism).
It is a winning sentiment, but in Abu Ghosh there has been a danger of the local dish becoming soured by a bitter local rivalry.
Interspersed among the many reports and interviews about the threat of Iraqi chemical warfare have been occasional stories concerning the bitter debates this danger has inspired in Israel.
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An Eastwood victory would, however, be a bitter blow to Mr Scorsese, who has long been recognised as a force to be reckoned with and has never won an Oscar.
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In years past, when Congress has added visas for high-skilled foreign workers, there have been bitter, public debates.
This has led to closures in some parts of Wales, and bitter campaigns have been fought to keep buildings open.
Qualifying to become a teacher was a long and bitter struggle, he says, but now he feels he has been cheated by the system.
"The number of people working there has been squeezed and squeezed over the years and the prospect of significant job cuts is a bitter pill to swallow, " Mr Dawson said.
But their response to that bitter disappointment, and the loss of a dozen frontline players overseas after the tournament, has been impressive.
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