"contention lies" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means that a disagreement or argument exists. Example: The contention lies in the differing opinions on how to solve the issue.
The primary bone of contention lies in the changes to the maximum figure a civil servant could receive on being made redundant.
The point of contention lies in 1 World Trade's planned mast and its functionality - is it a working antenna or symbolic spire?
This point of contention lies at the heart of concerns on privacy and state surveillance, Ahmed Ghappour, a cyber-security and computer hacking lawyer and law professor at UC Hastings, told VICE News.
Should you be direct about your age on your résumé, or is that likely to knock you out of contention? A. Never lie about your age.
In the background of these debates lay contention over the burdens of citizenship.
In other words, Palin's contention is a lie.
It is here that most of the contention rested and still lies.
While there have been legal arguments and political analyses alike analyzing whether Hobby Lobby ought to have a claim to accommodation, as Linda Greenhouse points out, the point of contention in this case lies beyond its doctrinal matters.
If race-based affirmative action was not a part of their success, should they publish their standardized scores to lay that contention to rest? Jim Thompson St. Charles, Ill.
But other critics agree with Mr. Blair's contention that Britain's destiny lies in its ability to act as a leading power in Europe -- a role it cannot fulfill completely without euro membership.
The Welsh county are still in contention in the Yorkshire Bank40, lying third in Group C, but saw their hopes again dented by Gloucestershire at the weekend, losing by two wickets in Bristol.
