The result, many delegates say, has been a general embittering of North-South relations at the conference, with the Group of 77 pushing a number of demands the northern countries consider extreme, politicized and unacceptable.

The letters read: "I am sure you would agree the pay dispute in the fire service has gone on for long enough in such a vital public service, and a further embittering of industrial relations will do no service to the public, nor will it help the government's public services agenda.

But the events of 1643 - 1644 had done more than embitter him.

But for some, the dream has been empty, even embittering.

And it is this latter that embitters me more than anything.

What will be his fate embitters every moment of my life."

"It's going to greatly embitter relations between labor and management."

And though all the partners became rich in the bargain, for one, at least, the experience was embittering.

But, he warned, the agreement should never be forced on the other party because eventually it will embitter the relationship.

"This will further embitter the companies toward each other and intensify the competitive environment."

Officials expressed hope that the crisis would not embitter relations with an important ally.

And from that point they went on to a thoroughly embittering wrangle.

I am just beginning life, and shall I embitter it myself?

The familiarity of superiors embitters one, because it may not be returned.

Now it would just distract and embitter her more.

It was callous of him to embitter and spoil their parents' lives.

All around us we see the reality of that legacy, dividing our cities, embittering lives.

He regards the puppet show as far inferior to his old career, which embitters him.

Embittered by this, he said, "I have found that memories are not very useful.

That will embitter relations, I think unavoidably, between our two countries."

But even in the wake of that inevitably embittering experience, Bork kept his cool.

It would also embitter career officers and help fuel a nationalist resurgence.

Embittered by his disappointment, he was armed by the revolution.

This death embitters every moment of my life.

It served no purpose except to sadden and embitter the innocent day.

Embittered by this experience, that's why I turned down Resurrection."

Embittered because of a recent divorce and subsequent demotion mandated by the company.