"contention without" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when discussing an argument or debate that does not involve a certain factor or element. Example: The debate over gun control continued, with both sides making strong contentions. However, there was a notable absence of any discussion about mental health, leaving the issue of mental illness's role in gun violence as a contention without resolution.
Ernie Els had a 68 and finished third, his third straight week in contention without a victory to show for it.
But there are worse things than for people around the globe to see that this country can stand a great deal of noise, stress and contention without becoming unstable.
One 15-footer after another clanged off the rim in the fourth quarter as the Knicks scratched and clawed to stay in contention without the speed game that had accounted for an average of 104 points over a four-game winning streak.
Spectrum conversion is considered as a very appealing solution to resolve spectrum contention without additional delay and traffic reordering at the receiver.
There may be some egotism in that thinking, but in reality, it is, indeed, unlikely that the Lakers could have surged back into playoff contention without Kobe on the floor for nearly all of the game.
For years, the government has ignored or disputed the contentions without accounting for the money from oil, mineral, timber and grazing leases, whose proceeds go to a trust fund for the Indians.
The beacon shall be transmitted without contention periods (and without CSMA/CA) at the start of first slot.
It is our contention that without a holistic understanding of farmers' livelihoods and without an interdisciplinary approach to solving hygiene and sanitation problems efforts to improve health among rural populations are largely in vain.
RAPTORS 81, HEAT 80: Toronto has moved into playoff contention -- without Vince Carter.
Mr. Bloomberg used the bus ride to highlight his contention that without revenue from congestion pricing, it would be hard to expand the program or design similar ones.
And as the season got underway, the Whitecaps were allying defensive solidity with decent production to put themselves solidly into playoff contention, though without ever looking like they were going to set the league alight.
