At Cairo, the abortion debate created such acrimony that even a proposed prayer service aimed at healing the divisions was abandoned, Ms. Campbell recalled.

Otherwise, the political splits "could create acrimony," he said.

Gerber had been replaced on the strip in mid-1978, creating acrimony and a lawsuit.

Already, the court's turn was creating acrimony within the Democratic Party.

"I think it would create acrimony within the chamber that is really unnecessary," Mr. Santorum, a conservative Republican, said.

Try not to create acrimony for yourself and others.

"There have been a lot of one-year contracts, and it has created acrimony among players and franchises."

In practice, however, such arrangements have often tended to cause further confusion (particularly for consumers), as well as to create acrimony between the authorities concerned.

Mr. Eaton's appointment could create more political acrimony.

This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law.