As time went on the conflict between the two communities became increasingly bitter.

The two sides have been trading increasingly bitter accusations in recent days.

The race, dead even in the polls all year, has become increasingly bitter.

But the police said he was also involved in an increasingly bitter family dispute over money and his mother's care.

When his efforts at conversion failed, he became increasingly bitter toward them.

The hopeful note from the players was the first in a dispute that had turned increasingly bitter.

Little known to the public, a polite, but increasingly bitter battle over this issue has begun in Washington.

The conflict between the two Polish papers became increasingly bitter and very personal.

Although the amount is modest by world trade standards, the dispute had become increasingly bitter.

The battle over how to meet the court order has grown increasingly bitter and personal.