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The Iran-contra affair proved to be particularly bitter for Mr. Hussein and his aides, and they struggled for weeks to comprehend it.

The crunch will be particularly bitter for the institutions that drained coffers to build "country club colleges" complete with luxury dormitories, spas and top of the line sports complexes to lure choice students, hoping that a sharper crowd would lead to more accretive diplomas, entering a profitable cycle of more successful alumni and increased donations.

If the Wall Street rider survives, it would be particularly bitter for Pelosi.

Still, the "death" part of that process has been particularly bitter for Carlo Muraco, who has owned businesses in Coney Island since the 1980s and is a co-owner of Shoot the Freak and Beer Island, which was one of the businesses allowed one more season.

Defeat was particularly bitter for the Sudanese side, who axed Serb coach Milutin Sredojevic after the first-leg loss, as they were failing at the penultimate stage for the third time within five years.

The fight for recognition is particularly bitter in the Pacific, a strategically and economically important region in China and Taiwan's backyard that is chock-full of impoverished microstates happy to sell their diplomatic representation.

Ms Betancourt's mother was particularly bitter in her criticism of the president during her tireless campaign for her daughter's release.

The residue is particularly bitter in Gaza.

For Jacques Chirac, whom Mr. Haider has repeatedly mocked as a "pocket Napoleon," the lesson was particularly bitter.

Two British athletes denied podium medal presentations were particularly bitter.

Last night, though, the disappointment was particularly bitter.