Sentence examples for be a contentious hearing from inspiring English sources

The secretary also met for breakfast with four Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee in an effort to defuse what both parties say will be a contentious hearing on Friday.

The Senate Labor Committee will hold what promises to be a contentious hearing on Sept. 20 to consider the nomination of Eugene Scalia to be the solicitor for the labor department, who is opposed by segments of organized labor.

Castillo's response to the report offered a preview of what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where both Castillo and Roseman are scheduled to testify before Issa's committee.

The latest claims came on the eve of what is expected to be a contentious Senate hearing on Tuesday, at which Goldman Sachs executives plan to defend their actions.

Despite the president's harsh words last week, it was clear today that the White House was trying to play down any disagreement between the president and the attorney general he appointed in 1993 -- perhaps to present a united front in advance of what is expected to be a contentious Congressional hearing on the issue next week.

Development on the cathedral grounds is sure to be a contentious issue at a commission hearing on Nov. 12.

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Sex work can be a contentious topic.

The large deployment of Guard and Reserve forces to Iraq, and whether the lengthy mobilization will hurt retention, was a contentious theme at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sure this is a contentious election and we're hearing more name calling than ever before, but keep things in perspective: there's a system in place for a smooth transfer of power and our Nation has been able to do this for over 200 years.

"We are four months away from a trial date," Judge Debra S. Nelson of Circuit Court told defense lawyers during a contentious hearing.