Sentence examples similar to a constant contention from inspiring English sources

In Southern Rhodesia, too, where the BSAC developed commercial farming to attract immigrants and raise revenue, even the limited African reserves that had been set aside at imperial insistence were a subject of constant contention.

The result is a performance of staggering versatility in which the human and the simian seem to be in constant contention.

It has become its own entity and made locals pick philosophical sides, such as whether to appreciate the constant contention or bemoan the annual letdown.

There are communities where the school boards are in constant contention with their superintendent (or each other), and others where district residents are frustrated because they think school board members are just a rubber stamp for administration proposals.

I cringe at the constant contention that judges should be held "accountable".

It became a constant point of contention.

If it goes ahead, it will be a constant bone of contention.

And forced bussing to achieve racial parity in schools was a constant bone of contention in southern politics throughout my own elementary school career.

While 95 percent of the comments are insightful and positive, those other 5 percent stick to the ribs like a good porterhouse, which we do not serve and which is a constant source of contention.

The tax was a constant source of contention with Western trading countries, which resented the petty levies their goods were subjected to in the interior of China because of the likin.

But without their key striker Vedad Ibisevic, who cannot get a start under Stevens, hasn't scored in 15 months and has become a constant bone of contention in the press conferences – "When will you ask why he didn't play?" Stevens demanded of the reporters on Friday – there's precious little action in the box.