1.   American is currently in the midst of increasingly acrimonious negotiations with its flight attendants.

2.   Another strain on HMO finances has been acrimonious negotiations with hospitals and physician groups.

3.   A new Jordan deal can go through now that the often acrimonious negotiations between Jackson and the team are over.

4.   First they engage in either no negotiations or acrimonious negotiations for a contract extension and then they look for someone to take his position.

5.   It will often involve acrimonious negotiations as the two sides make difficult policy adjustments and seek compromise solutions.

6.   The blackout threw a spotlight on the acrimonious negotiations, which started late last year.

7.   The accord came after almost five years of often acrimonious negotiations that wove in and out of the courts.

8.   The pricing accord came after almost five years of often acrimonious negotiations that wove in and out of the courts.

9.   We had months of acrimonious negotiations until we finally settled on a deal for Mario to buy the team.

10.   With that decision, the biggest bargaining chip in the increasingly acrimonious negotiations goes to the owners.