Sentence examples for contended part of from inspiring English sources

The consortium -- known as TengizChevroil and including Exxon Mobil LukArcoofof Russia; and a Kazakh company, KazMunaiGaz -- suspended a long-planned expansion of the project when the government insisted on an accounting method that would have brought in more for the state but was not, the consortium contended, part of the 1993 contract.

While some of it may be sloppy reporting, I contend part of the problem is that they need to simplify the points they want to make, let go of the jargon".

Mr. McMahon contended that part of the problem was that New York did not deregulate enough.

A journalist who was sent to prison for distributing child pornography that he contended was part of his research has lost a federal appeal.

Rabbi Bick said he did not want to appear unsympathetic to women with children, but he contended that part of keeping the Sabbath holy was to make sacrifices.

Ford began replacing 16-inch Firestone tires on Explorers in Saudi Arabia at its own expense, after Firestone refused to do so; the tiremaker contended that part of the problem was that Explorers were too prone to roll over.

The state attorney general's office today announced the indictment of 28 people who it contends were part of an insurance fraud ring that staged nearly 100 accidents over a two-year period and bilked insurance companies out of $2 million.

BAGHDAD — The entire bloc of Kurdish lawmakers walked out of Iraq's Parliament on Tuesday to protest a proposed provincial election law, contending that part of it was unconstitutional.

But, Mr. Mintz added, unless prosecutors obtain evidence of specific efforts to hide important information about the transactions that the government contends were part of the scheme, trying a case with such a complex theory will be challenging.

Congress, Mr. Ray and the Justice Department are investigating whether the problem was the result of an innocent mistake, as the White House contends, or part of an effort to obstruct investigators.

And while the United States pays for foreign oil in dollars, many analysts contend that part of the recent run-up in oil prices was tied to the steadily declining value of the dollar.