21.   Former soldiers in the Latvian Waffen SS said they would go ahead with a procession to commemorate their fallen comrades despite the bitter controversy the march has provoked.

22.   Jean-Michel Cousteau had been involved in a bitter controversy with his father, but said they recently reconciled.

23.   Though a subject of bitter controversy, the peoplemeter system is seen as a major breakthrough in measuring viewership patterns.

24.   However, the incident has sent a shockwave through Italian rugby just as it is achieving international recognition, and has also sparked a bitter controversy within the club.

25.   There was no immediate reaction to the announcement, which followed two months of tension and bitter controversy.

26.   The Zoehrer affair is the fourth bitter controversy in the state state in recent years.

27.   South Korea declared war against radical forces on Monday following a bitter controversy over consolatory remarks on the death of North Korean President Kim Il-Sung.

28.   That public admission also generated bitter controversy.