acrimonious debate in English

bitter dispute

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1. There followed an acrimonious debate.

2. Although there were obvious differences of opinion, acrimonious debate was avoided.

3. The decision comes after ten years of uncertainty and often acrimonious debate.

4. This demand is actually the cause of acrimonious debate in the London area.

5. After what was often an acrimonious debate the 1985 Local Government Act ultimately emerged.

6. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an Acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

7. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an Acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

8. There followed a public and acrimonious debate between representatives of solicitors and barristers on the issue of rights of audience.

9. In 1964, the federal government, after a long and acrimonious debate, replaced the Red Ensign with the current flag of Canada.

10. The Agency also acknowledges that these sections were enacted following a lengthy and often acrimonious debate over the Canadian grain handling and transportation system.

11. A rather acrimonious debate ensued between the CSC, the Board, and the staff associations. This produced an extremely frustrating situation for both the CSC and the associations.

12. His long-gestating speech on Europe, although containing elements that many might share, also sows the seeds for a prolonged and acrimonious debate – and not just in Britain.