For example, children with oppositional defiant disorder may have experienced a history of hostile parenting, and it is often impossible to determine if the child's behavior caused the parents to act in a more hostile manner toward the child, if the parents» hostility led to the child's problematic behavior, or if there was some combination of both. (bpdfamily.com)
When a reporter inquired why the mayor did not have the full details about the officer involved in the shooting, and why O'Neill was absent from at the briefing, de Blasio responded in his typically hostile manner. (observer.com)
However, they sometimes encounter adversaries who don't quite see things their way, and approach the process in a much more competitive and sometimes hostile manner. (affirmmediation.com)