In a sharp exchange, they both agree to sever all ties.

As on previous days, committee members engaged in sharp exchanges with the admiral and his lawyer.

He also had to calm Nikki who was shocked by the sharp exchange between her father and the chief of police.

Two of the sharpest exchanges came when the candidates had a chance to question each other.

Perhaps you're not a person to take criticism lying down and you have had some sharp exchanges with your friend.

The official news media reported sharp exchanges on subjects ranging from foreign policy to the party's name.

When pressed about this again later, some sharp exchanges resulted.

"You make it sound like everything went wrong on Sept. 11," he said in the sharpest exchange of the hearing.

But the sharp exchanges showed there appeared to be scant chance of compromise.

By far the sharpest exchanges have come over nuclear safety.