1. Afterwards, Coleman urged his new colleagues to reject this poisoned chalice, but only the Esseffs heeded his advice. 2. In a short time, his appointment has come to look like a poisoned chalice. 3. He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice. 4. Thank you Michael for that introduction which er could be likened to a poisoned chalice I suppose. 5. But like many an enviable legacy, it became a poisoned chalice. 6. For people like these, winning the White House would be a poisoned chalice. 7. Many, however, saw the presidency as a poisoned chalice. 8. One lesson from Vitrolles is that holding office can be a poisoned chalice for the extreme right. 9. Today, many Israelis see the West Bank and Gaza as a poisoned chalice of misery and suicide bombings. 10. Ironically, however, even that has turned into a poisoned chalice. |