Sentence examples for contentious reply from inspiring English sources

But this time he picked the most contentious reply, thinking to win.

Asked whether he expected a reprise of the contentious nomination battles, Mr. Leahy replied: "I would hope not.

Asked by a reporter about the change from sticks to carrots, Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan who has had contentious sessions with Karzai, replied: "No, I certainly don't think it's changed".

Mensch replied: "You will acknowledge all other contentious amendments 'parked' were extensively discussed at request of tabler".

Pressed on whether Lady Butler-Sloss really needed to be thrust into the heart of a hugely contentious inquiry at the age of 80, Mr Havers replied: "Probably not.

When contacted to ask whether Trump had consulted him in advance of making his contentious call for a Muslim lockdown, Gaffney gave a one-word reply: "Nope".

He replied that Monk's name has long been a contentious issue and – well, read the e-mail in its entirety here: There is a birth record in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

"Do you realize," South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham asked, "that you're stepping into the role of FBI director during one of the most contentious times in American politics?" "There's been a lot of contentious times," Wray replied.

Both organisations have since replied to the coroner implying he overstepped the mark and had relied on "selective and contentious evidence".

Australia resumed at 54 for two on day two in reply to New Zealand's 202, and had slumped to 116 for eight when Nathan Lyon received the benefit of a contentious call from the TV umpire before he'd scored and then went on to add 34 runs that helped Australia reach 224 all out – a first-innings lead of 22 runs.

Nothing contentious.