Sentence examples for contentious service from inspiring English sources

This means that when the sustainability plans are reviewed in July, a whole series of locally contentious service changes could be pushed through simultaneously.

Mr. Kissinger's appointment last month revived memories over his contentious service in the Nixon administration and his role in the war in Vietnam.

But an informal survey suggests that skirmishes on the contentious border between service and civility are on the rise.

On Feb. 8 Donald H. Rumsfeld's long-awaited memoir, "Known and Unknown," will go on sale, full of recollections from Mr. Rumsfeld's long and often contentious time in public service.

The issue that caused negotiations to stall in mid-March was the overhaul of the civil service, a contentious topic that has tested the cohesion of Greece's fragile coalition government.

"Obviously, the issue of towers can be contentious when people want services but don't want the facilities," said Jackie McCarthy, a spokeswoman for PCIA — the Wireless Infrastructure Association, which lobbies for the tower and antenna siting industry.

The now dominant survey approaches to value public services remain contentious.

Late last year, its relationship with a new batch of e-hail services became contentious when it issued cease-and-desist letters, and later fined a group of companies for "operating unlicensed charter party services" (i.e. limo services).

Given the sheer volume of loans, and the emotions tied to large sums of money, homes, and foreclosures, the relationship between homeowners and financial services firms is bound to regularly become a contentious, whether or not the servicer actually did anything wrong.

Even more contentious will be assessing which service provider is responsible when costs exceed the reimbursed amount.

The process has been contentious, in part because oilfield service companies regard the formulas of their fracturing fluids as trade secrets.