Sentence examples for be highly contentious and from inspiring English sources

The decision to call another referendum would be highly contentious and divisive.

Many of these will be highly contentious, and will bring the Law Lords into conflict with politicians.

However the question of whether all of the elements of an offence are present, or whether it is the public interest to prosecute may be highly contentious, and it is extremely difficult to challenge a decision of the DPP not to prosecute.

Prof Naveed Sattar, from the University of Glasgow, said the report's "main headline – simply to eat more fat – is highly contentious and could have adverse public health consequences".

The issue of compensating developing countries for climate change is highly contentious and the latest draft of the agreement being worked on in Paris revealed that there was still much work to be done before it could be resolved.

"It's highly contentious and mischievous".

But it is highly contentious and there are serious concerns about whether it is workable given other established laws on citizenship, immigration and human rights.

Not long before he became opposition leader in December 2009, Mr Abbott said he thought the science of climate change was "highly contentious" and the economics of an emissions trading scheme "a bit dodgy".

The trial was highly contentious and lasted two weeks.

For decades, there have been highly contentious and political battles about whether Spanish-dominant children should be taught to read first in Spanish and then transitioned to English by about the third grade, or whether they should be taught in English from the outset.

Bias minimization is crucial: most bioethics issues are highly contentious and stakeholders often have unequal power.