1. Only water drawn from the well at midnight and noon is sweet, at other times it is bitter.
2. The report said the well water had an unusually high iron content and had a bitter taste.
3. Farmers said the underground water they drink tastes bitter as it contains fluorin, which is bad for teeth and bones.
4. Mountains or hills behind their homes shielded them from the bitter winds, and clean running water in front made cooking and bathing easy.
5. One of the most bitter paradoxes of global warming is the fact that global warming does not have a positive effect on water supply.
6. The lake now occupies a much smaller area than before, with bitter salt water remaining only in the western part.