1.   After such a brutal attack, no one could have blamed Whedon if she gave up, withdrew from society or turned bitter.

2.   But negotiations aimed at accomplishing the merger turned bitter and then broke down.

3.   Garvelink and other foreign relief officials warn that unless the Albanian people receive aid along with the refugees, the current charitable mood could turn bitter.

4.   If too much is added, a dish can turn bitter.

5.   In recent weeks, the contest has turned bitter with each side accusing the other of false promises while engaging in tit-for-tat campaign pledges.

6.   Instead of turning bitter, the Lociceros are forgiving.

7.   It was a move that seemed uncharacteristic in a campaign that had turned bitter, with anonymous literature and angry charges in the final days.

8.   It will never seize up or turn bitter as chocolate can.

9.   Ivan eventually marries, but the relationship turns bitter when his wife fails to produce a child and resorts to sorcery.

10.   Negotiations over repayment turned bitter as Fleet bankers pressed Holtzman aides for repayment.