Sentence examples for contentious talk from inspiring English sources

Perhaps anticipating that critique, Mr. Christie said Tuesday night that divided government in Trenton had worked despite the contentious talk.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, an engineer, writer and activist, said there were a lot of "difficult, sensitive conversations" at Junket, including one inspired by an opinion piece she wrote about Lionel Shriver's recent and contentious talk on cultural appropriation at the Brisbane writers' festival.

The House of Representatives passed its own version of the massive bill, but did so without a single Republican vote, indicating some contentious talk can be expected on Capitol Hill.

Oliver Reed (1987): British actor Oliver Reed had a long history of contentious talk show appearances, sometimes appearing while he was quite intoxicated.

Contentious talks on how the fund should be divided will resume here today.

As UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special envoy to Kosovo from 2005 to 2007, Ahtisaari presided over contentious talks.

As special envoy of the United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, to Kosovo from 2005 to 2007, Mr. Ahtisaari presided over contentious talks.

He has led humanitarian missions, presided over contentious talks between sworn enemies and helped resolve disputes involving delicate matters of ethnicity, religion and race.

Even before the contentious talks actually started, U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani scheduled a meeting that took months to arrange.

The city, in contract negotiations with its public workers, is locked in increasingly contentious talks with the union representing 1,400 police officers.

An article on Monday about Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United Nations who is now center-stage in the contentious talks over Syria, misidentified the country in which she was born.