11.   Relations between the two countries ground to a halt late last month following an acrimonious exchange of insults between their two foreign ministers after a meeting in New York.

12.   Relations are at a low following a series of acrimonious exchanges over sovereignty in the Aegean, and deadlocked negotiations over the war-divided island of Cyprus.

13.   The attack and the closure prompted acrimonious exchanges between Israel and the Palestinians and stalled peace talks.

14.   The attack and the closure prompted acrimonious exchanges between Israel and the Palestinians.

15.   The dispute has been marked by acrimonious exchanges on both sides.

16.   The debate has already dragged on for months and provoked acrimonious exchanges, notably between Britain and France.

17.   The decision came following acrimonious exchange of letters between Bhagwat and the Defense Ministry.

18.   The meeting revealed a marked improvement in relations between Britain and its partners after a month of acrimonious exchanges.

19.   This irrelevant question came to my mind as I scanned, with rapidly dwindling interest, the newspaper accounts of an acrimonious exchange between le Carre and Salman Rushdie.

20.   While both government and the unions say their alliance is not at risk, they have engaged in an acrimonious exchange in the buildup to the strike.