Sentence examples for constructive contention from inspiring English sources
In The Ethics of Everyday Life, Michael Banner argues that moral theology must reconceive its nature and tasks if it is not only to articulate its own account of human being, but also to enter into constructive contention with other accounts.
They said a male-only working space was always going to be a source of contention, but they had "hoped for constructive and meaningful conversations".
Although the bank "crows loudly about the testing program that supposedly justifies its contention that 130 Liberty Street is a constructive total loss, the reality is that its conclusions are largely unsubstantiated by underlying test data, at least test data which has been furnished to A.I.C. and AXA," the lawsuit said.
But they also said it bolstered their contention that some Republicans were not interested in constructive dialogue, and they noted that Democratic plans specifically barred coverage for illegal immigrants.
The current public discussion of race and the Academy Awards is a time of contention which may prove a time of clarification and of constructive new policies.
Rising to this demanding task, committee chair Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, led a constructive conversation by asking pointed questions and periodically distilling the major points of contention and agreement among the various discussants.
But contention and dissent do not necessarily foster the climate of trust and constructive dialogue that is also essential in an effective board.Does a board work better if it includes executives other than the boss and the chief finance officer?
While they have numerous areas of contention, they agree Mari Carmen Aponte has been a positive force for constructive change.
Frankly, based on this morning's opening statements I believe that we may actually have a constructive dialogue today, and I hope that's the case.... MR. DORGAN -- Is it your contention that structure is appropriate, inasmuch as Ms. Watkins and others, and those of us in Congress, now see that what was backstopping that partnership was Enron stock?
Destructive: constructive.
