Sentence examples similar to appears contentious from inspiring English sources

World cultures that may appear to be "harmonious" on stage begin to appear contentious once the audience pays attention to the musical landscape.

While all six major mayoral candidates are participating in a WNBC-TV special that will air on Sunday in which each has nine minutes to make a statement, they are generally staying away from forums that might appear contentious.

New York may be a safer, cleaner and less argumentative place than it was in the 1980s, but the Ed Koch of 2010 appears as contentious, as mischievous and at times as inflammatory as ever.

"She's helped shape national policy and appeared in contentious court battles as an expert witness.

Few social democrats would disagree with that, but the implications are more contentious than appears at first sight.

Theresa May, usually quite vocal on any contentious issue, appears to have recently taken a vow of silence.

But in an increasingly harsh world, the definition of what's fair for FE teaching staff appears to grow more contentious by the day.

Herring was quoted extensively for the piece, and the most contentious quote appears to be his "racists have a point" remark – which is how he paraphrased the argument of his new show, Hitler Moustache.

The agreement on the highly contentious issue appears to reduce the chances that the new rule -- likely to be the last major initiative approved by the S.E.C. before Arthur Levitt leaves as chairman next year -- will be overturned either by Congress or a new S.E.C.

The decision appeared to be contentious even within the caretaker government.

Later this week, Cohen is scheduled to appear in a contentious concert at Tel Aviv's Ramat Gan football stadium.