Sentence examples similar to acrimonious drive from inspiring English sources

Enron's lawsuit illustrates how acrimonious the merger effort became.

There was the welter of poor calls against her during a loss to Jennifer Capriati in 2004; she was fined $10,500 for launching a tirade at a line official there six years ago during an acrimonious semi-final against Kim Clijsters and she was driven to apoplexy in a row with the chair umpire over a late scream of "come on!" when losing to Sam Stosur in the 2011 final.

The company has been refocusing on mobile devices to drive growth after a first half that saw the acrimonious departure of its chief executive following a row over the company's strategy and a series of cuts to its shipment forecasts.

Not so, said César Gaviria, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States, who had helped observe the signature drive.See article: A referendum on Hugo ChávezIn an acrimonious public wrangle, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the largest in Mexico's Congress, dumped its congressional leader, Elba Esther Gordillo.

Oxnard School District teachers will begin voting next week on a tentative agreement that could spell the end of an acrimonious contract dispute that was characterized by strike threats and a failed recall drive aimed at a school board member.

For years after her acrimonious 1989 breakup with Clint Eastwood--her lover and mentor until, she says, her hunger for creative independence drove them apart--nobody was doing her any favors.

Their parting was acrimonious.

The split was acrimonious.

The relationship turned acrimonious.

Did it become acrimonious?

Expect another acrimonious battle there.