Sentence examples for contending positions from inspiring English sources
For students, the university is a place to learn more about the world, be exposed to major ideas and issues and to diverse and contending positions.
The contending positions became clearer as the president's Social Security Commission--dogged by protesters--adopted a staff report concluding that the 66-year-old retirement system is on the road to financial ruin.
With both on the court, he said, "their voices are going to come to exemplify the contending positions".
They clarify the issues and offer a critical economic and legal analysis of the contending positions along with a series of proposals for resolving or reconciling them.
Despite the different conclusions people reach, the structure of the argumentation itself -- in terms of reliance on bedrock absolutes, appeals to congenial authorities, citation of empirical evidence and, of course, emotional pitch -- is often quite similar, whether the contending positions are religious or secular.
Hook's awareness and sensitivity to the polemical and controversial character of the debates on issues of education and political and economic policy rendered him less likely to view the contending positions as scientific hypotheses which would be decided by experimental evidence.
More often than not, he has been in a contending position on the final day.
Jack Nicklaus was there, but never in a contending position.
Unlike Mr. Bush's forceful positions on Iraq, they contend, his positions have dithered on North Korea, allowing conflicts between hard liners and moderates in the administration to fester while sending confusing messages to allies.
Quickly, the coach cut five veterans who were not contending for starting positions.
