Sentence examples for contention it is from inspiring English sources

If there is one point of contention, it is the car's new electric-assisted steering.

But, without stopping to enter into the inquiry suggested by their contention, it is enough for our present purpose to state in general the conclusions of the master and the court.

In support of this contention it is argued that laws of this nature ought to be so explicit that all persons subject to their penalties may know what they can do, and what it is their duty to avoid.

But if there is one player who could mean the difference in a 50-victory, second-round playoff run and mind-bending title contention, it is the resurgent Raymond Felton.

In the years to come, with many opposing principles and forces in an unresolved state of contention, it is unlikely, as China's great experiment in self-recreation goes forward, that its hallmarks will be "harmony" and "stability".

If, by this contention, it is intended to suggest that the South Carolina law was not passed in the exercise of the police power of that state, and must be treated as a revenue law from the mere fact that some revenue results from the operation of the law, the unsoundness of the proposition is demonstrated by the previous cases.

And with so many players in contention, it was difficult to predict what would happen.

"It's not really to communicate some bone of contention, it's to humiliate the person in front of the whole world," she said.

No wonder that the airbrushed photo of the Cult of Dave became an icon of contention: it was a symbol of tension beneath the surface.

This in itself is a point of contention – it was "chosen", despite concerns voiced by critics over a "monopoly", profits go to the government and the company.

As far as seasons go, unless you're Derek Jeter — playing Thursday in just the first (and ironically last) home game of his career in which the Yankees are already eliminated from postseason contention — it's been pretty ideal.