As a result, parliamentary scrutiny of contentious bills is at best haphazard.
The implication that his critics have been driven by envy after his success in winning the Ashes in 2005 is, at best, contentious, but this unshakeable faith in his methods and beliefs continues to bolster him and, given a reasonable World Cup, will now ensure his survival.
A deeper analysis of facts and an international coverage of the local successes of that regime remained marginal and, as a result, the reputation of deregulated regimes remained bad or – at best – a contentious issue.
By dint of her celebrity status, to say nothing of her marketplace value to the Baylor brand, Ms. Griner has instantly altered the relationship between Baylor and its gay students, one that has been awkward at best and contentious at worst.
He wanted to marginalise anyone who saw science and faith as compatible and mutually reaffirming". Though he remains at best a contentious figure, and to some an irredeemable charlatan, Sheldrake sees some evidence that this old opposition is breaking down, that doubt and wonder might be returning to science.
For this would be at best a contentious claim, as it implies that God would be in time if he existed alone, without a universe.
But the science he needed to confirm the connection was at best incomplete and often contentious.
Nearly every relationship she has with a mother in the book, from her own mother to her overbearing Italian mother-in-law, seems at best strained and at worst contentious.
There was a very contentious moment early in the second half when Suarez went down theatrically with, at best, minimal contact from Demichelis.
