Soon, however, strong-willed personalities asserted themselves, and this FDR-era "Team of Rivals" dissolved into a bickering bunch.
The bills disappeared into a House-Senate conference committee and, shielded from the press and public attention that had attended its introduction, the consensus on election reform dissolved into partisan bickering.
The current atmosphere in Washington — where lawmakers looked at the challenge of a struggling economy and dissolved into partisan bickering — is not the old normal, and there is no reason we should settle for it as the new normal.
The current S.E.C. dissolved into partisan bickering over the appointment of Mr. Webster, and there are indications that the squabbling and lack of cooperation are spilling over to other commission matters.
The Marlins opened a new ballpark this season and increased their payroll, but they have fizzled on the field, lately dissolving into clubhouse bickering.
Despite the messy process here, economic analysts said there was little danger that the group would dissolve into the bickering -- and erratic production -- that occurred years ago when prices plummeted.
Syria quickly dissolved into anarchy.
The conversation dissolved into laughter.
Iron had dissolved into dust.
— and finally dissolved into giggles.
