| All the indicators pointed towards a decent game of football although the game's early spell was fractious and ill-tempered. |
| He was true to his word and bowed out gracefully after an ill-tempered special general meeting in Edinburgh. |
| It was the first indication that the game could become ill-tempered, and it also marked out Hammell as the fall guy. |
| Obviously, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the parliamentary secretary for helping me develop my ill-tempered nature. |
| A generally ill-tempered second half boiled over into heated exchanges on a number of occasions. |
| There is not another person in the world who thinks me ill-tempered but you. |
