Sentence examples for contentious licence from inspiring English sources
With investors shying away from risk, utility companies were in demand, helped by news that regulator Ofwat had seemingly compromised on some of its contentious licence change proposals.
The free press is entirely at liberty to do this, just as it takes strong editorial lines for or against the government, or takes sides in contentious public issues like the BBC licence fee, where some of the coverage seems motivated by competitive commercial interest.
The companies were boosted by news that regulator Ofwat compromised on some of its contentious proposals for changes in their licences.
The idea of the licence fee supporting local news remains contentious.
Addressing Monday's contentious decision not to grant Phoenix's request for a 10-year licence, Gallop said the New Zealand franchise had failed to perform well enough "on any metric" to guarantee their future.
He also oversaw moves to make the World Service the BBC's first licence fee funded operation to take advertising and sponsorship, a change that proved contentious and prompted accusations of a "facile" rush to commercialism.
Motorbike licence required.
