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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a contention about" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing a disagreement or argument regarding a specific topic or issue. Example: "The article presents a contention about the effectiveness of remote work in increasing productivity."
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If that is meant to shame Barak for behaving in a less than masculine way in his hope that Deborah will accompany him, then it may be a dubious example - but, on the other hand, if it is a contention about honesty with regard to how we actually need and learn from one another, then I'll take it, as an exchange with relevance for our times.
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But a transcript of a Feb. 23 interview of Dr. Monnett by two special agents for the bureau's inspector general, posted online by the employees group, indicates that they questioned him about a contention in the 2006 report that no dead bears had been seen in aerial surveys for 17 years before the 2004 sighting.
Needless to say, there is a lot of contention about that.
BreShiE was quick to tell me that there's a lot of contention about the definition of various genres of hackers, and that he identified as a grey-hat hacker – a mixture of both black-hat and white-hat (white-hat being the good guys who generally do stuff like test websites' security for them).
BreShiE was quick to tell me that there's a lot of contention about the definition of various genres of hackers, and that he identified as a gray-hat hacker a mixture of both black hat and white hat (white-hat being the good guys who generally do stuff like test websites' security for them).
He did not respond to inquiries about Verizon's contention about a demand for payment.
Selig, in his letter, disputed Conyers's contention about a matter involving the inability of union officials to discuss before the Judiciary Committee the financial data Selig gave to the committee Dec. 6.
Since most of the action in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" consists of people arguing, it makes sense that the movie has provoked a lot of off-screen contention about its interpretation of history and its political implications, not to mention its awards prospects.
There was particular contention about whether the quark was a physical entity or a mere abstraction used to explain concepts that were not fully understood at the time.
After community consultations, a research hub at MozFest, and much contention about the adequacy of the frame, the diagnosis, and the prognosis, Mozilla Foundation released a new report in April 2018.
That could be down to an administrative error in implementing the ban, or even a refusal to comply, say due to contention about Russia's role in Syria — we don't really know at this point".
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