This is not the only area of contention sparked by the rapid spread of the virus.
They lost their home and moved from place to place, sparking contention between the parents.
The selection, as all such lists are wont to do, sparked much contention and dissent.
As Rollie Fingers wrote, "On one hand, Lofton could be seen as a catalyst who magically sparked his teams into playoff contention, but others could say that it was simply a case of top playoff contenders repeatedly seeing him as the final piece of their puzzle".
A Stanford University survey on the social impact of the Internet sparked debate last week because of its contention that the rise of the global computer network is leading to a new wave of social isolation.
Focusing on the issues of social justice and political exclusion that sparked the uprising of 2011, his bold contention that Egypt's soldiers should stay in their barracks has played well with younger Egyptians.
When Stade Saputo opened after refurbishment last season, the Impact followed up a 4-1 victoverover Seattle with a 4-2 victoverover the Dynamo to spark a decent run to the edge of playoff contention.
BUFFALO 4, MONTREAL 1 Jay McKee sparked a three-goal second-period outburst as host Buffalo jumped back into playoff contention.
— but his contention that Du Fu is a more important figure in Chinese literature than Li Bo is unlikely to spark policy debates at the highest levels of government.
An 11-hour sleep and a hearty Scottish breakfast sparked the latest impressive round in Russell Knox's glorious summer of golf, putting him in contention to seal back-to-back wins on the European Tour at the Scottish Open on Saturday.
The award comes after Ni d'Eve Ni d'Adam dropped out of contention for both the Goncourt and the Renaudot prizes, awarded earlier this week to Gilles Leroy and Daniel Pennac, decisions which sparked a revolt in the French literary blogosphere.
