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The phrase "a study that contended" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to research or analysis that asserts or argues a particular point or conclusion.
Example: "The study that contended that climate change is accelerating has sparked significant debate among scientists."
Alternatives: "a study that argued" or "a study that claimed".
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But in the spring of 2008, as the language in the initiative became more and more specific, Mr. Rogers dispatched an army of lobbyists to Capitol Hill with a study that contended the economy would shrivel if Congress enacted cap-and-trade legislation that was under consideration.
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There's even a new study that contends holding stocks over long periods of time may be riskier than previously thought.
Just last month, foreign steel producers released their own study that contended that the American restrictions on imported steel had cost consumers here as much as $150 billion over the last three decades.
This study falls pretty much in line with previous studies that contended that climate change would lead to decreased plague outbreaks in drier areas, according to Reuters.
The brief also argued that Judge Patel, in the 90-minute hearing, did not consider all of the evidence, including studies that contend that Napster helps, rather than hinders, record sales.
Several groups opposing the pipeline demanded last week that the State Department redo the environmental report, citing new studies that contend that rejection of the pipeline would slow oil sands development because there are few workable transport alternatives.
Critics of that study contend that its methodology didn't test important potential aims of merit pay, like providing incentives for good teachers to enter and stay in the profession.
A 2014 study contended that water pressure built up between the two plates had been the catalyst.
And in Albany, Frank J. Mauro, director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, a group that studies government finances, contended that Mr. Lazio's proposal, even with its upper-income limit restrictions, would still benefit wealthier taxpayers because they are statistically far more likely to itemize deductions.
Conversely, a 2006 study contends that young adults do not easily dismiss the risks of not having health insurance, and found that 70percentt of young adults do indeed regard health insurance as an important factor when choosing employment [ 15].
And: A draft of another industry-financed study this year contended that companies cut corners on federally mandated tests of blowout preventers.
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