Sentence examples for contentious questioning from inspiring English sources

In contentious questioning, the prosecutor, Kenneth Taub, has appeared skeptical of the defense assertions that the new evidence will clear Lamont Branch.

Joseph Amrine, whose appeal gave rise to the contentious questioning in the Missouri Supreme Court, is accused of killing another prison inmate while serving time for robbery, burglary and forgery.

Mr. Mukasey, who became attorney general in November, faced sometimes contentious questioning on the memorandum on Thursday during the Senate hearing, which was supposed to focus on the Justice Department's 2009 budget.

The nomination has permitted Mr. Sestak to remind voters of Mr. Specter's support of Republican nominees to the Supreme Court, as well as his contentious questioning of Anita Hill, the law professor who testified against one of those nominees, Clarence Thomas, in 1991.

— KATE TAYLOR Despite the sometimes contentious line of questioning from Mr. Castello, Mr. Bloomberg keeps sitting still, his hands folded in his lap, and talking in a calm, deliberate tone.

But in a day of contentious testimony and questioning by the Senate Agriculture Committee, Mr. Dorr did not appear to erase the doubts that postponed his confirmation hearing for nearly a year and may still sink his appointment.

The argument that the Mexican-American studies program taught students to despise whites formed the crux of Arizona's defense during the two-week bench trial, leading to the contentious line of questioning about who Arce thinks the "oppressors" are.

It is clear that LeMond and Armstrong have had a contentious relationship since LeMond began questioning superior performances on mountains that had not suddenly become less steep.

The most contentious part of the hearings occurred under questioning from Arlen Specter, a centrist Republican from Pennsylvania and a former prosecutor.

Questioning species designation can be contentious, as species have previously been conceived as the primary units for conservation.

He will always be dogged by the contentious replacing of his ball in Jakarta in 2005 that had many questioning his integrity.