And the bitter struggles for control, perhaps acerbated because of the family relationship among the partners, were now a thing of the past.
"History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills"
Robert B. Shaw
The whole story angered de Lescure, whose temper was acerbated by his own inactivity and suffering, and whose common sense could not endure the seeming folly of putting confidence in so mysterious a warrior.
"La Vendée An Historical Romance"
Anthony Trollope
But he was becoming acerbated by the young man's manner.
"Ayala's Angel"
Anthony Trollope