| acrimonious debate | 2.11 | There followed an acrimonious debate. | ||
| acrimonious exchange | 1.58 | The dispute has been marked by acrimonious exchanges on both sides. | ||
| acrimonious dispute | 1.25 | The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute. | ||
| acrimonious relationship | 1.25 | I have tried to avoid having an acrimonious relationship. | ||
| acrimonious split | 1.25 | Now they seem headed for an acrimonious split. | ||
| acrimonious divorce | 1.05 | He went through an acrimonious divorce. | ||
| acrimonious battle | 0.72 | Jeffrey Katzenberg came out ahead in the first round of his acrimonious legal battle with Walt Disney Co.. | ||
| acrimonious negotiation | 0.72 | The blackout threw a spotlight on the acrimonious negotiations, which started late last year. | ||
| acrimonious relation | 0.46 | The case has provoked increasingly acrimonious relations between the two neighbouring countries. | ||
| acrimonious competition | 0.39 | The agreement is intended to end acrimonious competition between the two groups, notably in Asia. | ||
| acrimonious labor | 0.39 | Of the Detroit automakers, Ford has recently enjoyed the least acrimonious labor relations. | ||
| acrimonious fight | 0.33 | Watson said he expects an acrimonious fight in Congress over the plan. | ||
| acrimonious row | 0.33 | His funeral has been delayed by an acrimonious row over his paternity, with three men claiming to have sired the boxer. | ||
| acrimonious contract | 0.26 | Rumors had circulated for weeks that the coach might not return because of supposedly acrimonious contract talks. | ||
| acrimonious season | 0.26 | The relationship between Johnson and Marino became particularly acrimonious last season. | ||
| acrimonious session | 0.26 | The fight broke out last Thursday after an acrimonious afternoon session had been adjourned. |