The phrase "a contentious position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a viewpoint or stance that is likely to cause disagreement or controversy among people.
Example: "The politician took a contentious position on the issue of climate change, sparking heated debates among the public."
Alternatives: "a controversial stance" or "a disputed viewpoint".
That's not a contentious position, but it leaves the rest of us to struggle with the meaning of death, as we can no longer see it as a staging post to somewhere else, or as a great adventure, or even, in the alleged last words of Henry James, as "the distinguished thing".
I would never be placed in a contentious position between my beliefs, my religion's beliefs, and the people that matter most to me.
Of course it is right that teachers and others should be forbidden in schools to promote any contentious position.
Among the various forms of academic misconduct, text recycling or 'self-plagiarism' holds a particularly contentious position as a new way to game the reward system of science.
In fact anomalous monism has proved to be a highly contentious position drawing criticism from both physicalists and non-physicalists alike.
He took a contentious progressive position when 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was fatally shot on 1 July on San Francisco's waterfront by an undocumented immigrant who was also a repeat felon.
Should the attempt succeed, David Cameron will be placed in the contentious position of forcing through the Bill with a rare use of the Parliament Act or abandoning the current legislation altogether.
Of the two letters, Mr. Specter's stakes out the more contentious position.
The Test and one-day squads will be announced on Friday and the most contentious position is Alastair Cook's partner to open the batting.
Sheens had been keen to play his cards close to his chest over the contentious position but Tate's axing was revealed when tournament officials announced Australia's 19-man squad on Thursday, despite the Kangaroos initially naming 20 players.
That prompted the three-member panel of judges to question US lawyers over the Obama administration's apparent unwillingness to use its diplomatic muscle to force the UN to shift its contentious position.
