Sentence examples for contentious affairs from inspiring English sources

If familiarity breeds contempt, then today's championship games of the Public Schools Athletic League boys' and girls' tournaments should be contentious affairs.

They are also meant to be long lasting, so as to serve the values of securing continuity and stability in the basic framework within which the contentious affairs of law and politics are conducted.

DealBook » Walmart to Face Unhappy Shareholders at Annual Meeting  |  Walmart's 50th anniversary celebration is likely to be a contentious affair.

Last month, Ms. Richardson met with the heads of the student societies, an annual and usually contentious affair.

He told Barrack he wanted to work as Trump's convention manager, helping him navigate what they expected would be a contentious affair.

Even in New York, where large-scale development is always a contentious affair, Atlantic Yards has been a long-running story of a tenacious developer and an equally implacable opposition.

The match promises to be a contentious affair as the Ticos struggle to remain in the mix for one of three automatic berths from the Concacaf region to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The removal of the mayor of the state's largest city by the governor would be a contentious affair, even given that Mr. Kilpatrick is facing a rising tide of resentment in Detroit and across Michigan.

Emily Gullikson, partner at OptixEQ.com: The Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies (race 7, approximate post time 4 40 pm ET) features a trio of solid runners who look to make this a contentious affair.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton's coronation in Philadelphia has turned into a surprisingly contentious affair.

The departure, although a surprise, was by no means a contentious affair.