Sentence examples for Pivotal contention from inspiring English sources

The prosecution's case required jurors to believe the pivotal contention that Mr. Jackson balanced and concealed the automatic and two clips of ammunition atop his head under the wig.

They concluded that all were deliberately buried, making this site pivotal to contentions that Neandertals had symbolic capacities.

Among the pivotal points of contention in his complaint are the definitions of the words "full-time" and "regular".

The point of contention is a pivotal clause in the legislation that grants indie producers the secondary rights to their content.

Mathieu Debuchy, whose header made it 2-1, and Rémy Cabella, whose cross forced a Vincent Manceau own goal and set up substitute Romain Hamouma's late winner, were pivotal for St Étienne, who remain in contention for a return to the European Cup for the first time since 1981.

The observation that mice with a selective ablation of the androgen receptor (AR) in Sertoli cells (SC) (SCARKO mice) display a complete block in meiosis supports the contention that SC play a pivotal role in the control of germ cell development by androgens.

Gonzales and Torres write, "It is our contention that newspapers, radio, and television played a pivotal role in perpetuating racist views among the general population".

"This state was in contention twice," Mr. Babbitt said, referring to Florida's pivotal role in the elections.

Today and Friday, those standings certainly can change as both races reach pivotal points with teams vying to stay in title and playoff contention.

He leads Utrecht's scoring charts with nine from 16 and with five goals and three assists in the first five games of 2009 he was pivotal in their recent surge up the standings, returning them to Uefa Cup contention.

The summer transfer window (opening in June) is pivotal to the team's success in attaining their goals of Premier League title contention and advancement in the Champions League.