Sentence examples for contentious again from inspiring English sources

Negotiations between the governor and the legislature were contentious, again nearly leading to a government shutdown.

From his teenage partnership with Mr. Garfunkel — which has been a publicly contentious, on-again off-again proposition since the duo broke up at the beginning of the 1970s — through his 10 solo studio albums beginning in 1972, Mr. Simon has made a far-flung social network of his music, surrounding himself with first-rate players from across the world.

The mayoral election of 2016 was again contentious.

The contentious point was again not the missed diagnosis but the standard of skill and care provided by the GP.

If the filmmaker Richard Linklater can keep resurrecting the on-and-off-again lovers played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in his "Before... ...... series of movies, Mr. LaBute should surely be allowed to bring these contentious friends and lovers back again and again.

But in a sometimes contentious briefing, Mr. Carney returned again and again to the motivations of the Republican investigators, repeatedly using words like "political theater" and "attempt to score political points".

Still, the hearing will be contentious, as senators debate again Judge Pickering's qualifications and revisit the issue of his record on racial issues.

LONDON — In a surprise move, Pakistan's government on Wednesday sharply revised downward its official estimate of civilian casualties caused by American drone strikes in the tribal belt, highlighting again the contentious nature of statistics about the covert C.I.A. campaign.

A precedent has been set — what is to stop them from doing this again?" The contentious talks over how to rescue Cyprus have continued for more than six months and only accelerated in the wake of an election last month that brought into power a new government that promised to impose the austerity measures required by Europe.

But the definition of serious injury is again fundamentally contentious.

Even reaching an agreement over whether to extend benefits yet again has proved contentious.