31.   But for most of the time since he took office in January, he has been paralyzed by a bitter political dispute about financial institutions.

32.   But Haram al Sharif is the subject of a bitter dispute that has deadlocked the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

33.   But it also should be noted that both players have had bitter disputes with the club this season.

34.   But nearly a decade later, the former Subic Bay Naval Station and Clark Air Force Base are again the subject of a bitter dispute.

35.   But soon after her nomination was announced, Guinier became the center of a bitter dispute between liberals who supported her and conservatives who labeled her political views radical.

36.   But the pending eviction has evolved into a bitter dispute.

37.   But these days, the two are engaged in a war of words and symbolic protests in an increasingly bitter dispute over Nigerian human rights.

38.   But there were bitter disputes over the construction of the pipeline, including with the Oman Oil Co., which is owned by the Omani government.

39.   But there were Independence Days two centuries ago when the consummate celebration of American nationalism decayed into bitter disputes between rival political parties.

40.   But the shipments have re-ignited a bitter political dispute between the government and the opposition in Bonn.