The previous leader was a rancorous man, as petty and cruel as he was dictatorial. From LearnThat.org.
And do you assign any responsibility to yourself for what this morning you described as the rancorous mood in Washington today?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Conference By The President] Reference
What makes this discussion so rancorous is the way it’s been framed. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Health Insurance and Pharma Stocks Rise, US Treasuries Sink in Reponse to Obama Care:] Reference
His rancorous tongue, when on his charge let loose. From Wordnik.com. [American Prisoners of the Revolution] Reference
Others were obstinate or possessive, quarrelsome, rancorous, or selfish. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need to Repent] Reference
It could have been an occasion for raised voices and rancorous exchanges. From Wordnik.com. [How It Ended: A Book's Intimate New Details] Reference
The spirit of the South is and has been belligerent, rancorous, and unscrupulous. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The dispute is now the subject of a rancorous legal battle in Florida family court. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Runaway] Reference
A series of rancorous battles over power in the early 1980s even resulted in a lawsuit. From Wordnik.com. [Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions] Reference
He would better please those who differ from him, were he one-sided, narrow, rancorous. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
"We need a thoughtful, non-rancorous discussion about the appropriate mission," he said. From Wordnik.com. ['Plan B' For Afghanistan Aims To Spark Long Overdue Debate] Reference
For such a long and rancorous dispute, the major-league baseball strike is remarkably decorous. From Wordnik.com. [One Strike And They're Out] Reference
In lieu of friendly reciprocity the return began to be rancorous mistrust and revival of hatred. From Wordnik.com. [Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked] Reference
In the mob, unfortunately near the center of confusion, was a half-drunken miner, rancorous as poison. From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
It was not a rancorous demonstration, but merely an announcement of their presence and diminished fear. From Wordnik.com. [Randall Amster: Phoenix Rising ... and the Struggle Continues] Reference
THE yoke of Poverty galled him exceedingly, and he hated his taskmistress with a most rancorous hatred. From Wordnik.com. [Drolls From Shadowland] Reference
Rothko's work gained notoriety from his suicide and from the rancorous civil case surrounding his estate. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness Into Light] Reference
The Lewiston City Council passed the measure in January 1993, after a rancorous five-hour public meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Homophobia] Reference
In Tennessee, a rancorous fight over a planned mosque in Murfreesboro has been rife with such sentiments. From Wordnik.com. [Stephan Salisbury: Extremism at Ground Zero (Again)] Reference
David agreed to give her custody of the boys, and, White says, "" It was not a rancorous affair at all. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Innocents Lost] Reference
Islands -- was pushed with a rancorous energy that roused the vain indignation of the decadent Portuguese. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Madras] Reference
The Senate Finance Committee, lately a model of collegiality, will likely be a lot more rancorous next term. From Wordnik.com. [Volatile Mix] Reference
Livingstone said it was time to draw "a line in the sand" between the rancorous campaign and the new government. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Livingstone, As Presumed] Reference
But as the rancorous and seemingly endless health-care debate dragged on, Congress appeared ever-more polarized. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Club] Reference
Even though it's a painful and rancorous issue, maybe some good will come out of it (predictable upbeat happy note). From Wordnik.com. [Katrina plus five] Reference
His rancorous spite against them he expresses in the well-known words: -- 'Yes, trust them not: for there is an upstart. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere and Montaigne] Reference
In February 1966, a rancorous national argument about the deepening U.S. involvement in Vietnam had reached a rolling boil. From Wordnik.com. [Is it 1966 in Washington?] Reference
While other corporations 'bouts with affirmative action have been more rancorous, such numbers have been good for Allstate. From Wordnik.com. [Battleground Chicago] Reference
Amid religious holidays, tragic memorials, and rancorous rallies, the Big Apple still shines with diversity, energy, and tolerance. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Alan Silverman: Days of Awe] Reference
But it was evident, even at this stage, that from rancorous words to energetic and self-sacrificing action was a long step to take. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Luther] Reference
So when a perfect specimen of the genre, Deathtrap, arrives in the post from an unknown writer, Sidney's reaction is rancorous envy. From Wordnik.com. [Deathtrap] Reference
SEABROOK: To give you a sense of just how rancorous, listen to this tape from the House floor on the day the health care bill passed. From Wordnik.com. [Victories In Congress May Cost Democrats At Polls] Reference
This animosity has been increased also by the rancorous anti-christian disposition manifested towards these people by the writings of. From Wordnik.com. [An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa] Reference
But, in the latest issue, Editor Bob Tippee says people in the energy industry should be concerned about the rancorous dispute in New York. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Industry Publication Defends Proposed New York Mosque] Reference
And, when, last night, 'twas thought their presence would increase the glory of his installation, why such avowed and rancorous opposition?. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810] Reference
There, a rancorous and very public battle between Telecom Italia and Olivetti -- the biggest takeover fight ever in Europe -- is riveting the nation. From Wordnik.com. [Commence Firing!] Reference
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