Sentence examples for contentious testimony from inspiring English sources

At the end of June, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law heard two days of often contentious testimony from retired players and officials from the league and the players union.

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.

In a second consecutive day of sometimes contentious testimony on Capitol Hill, General Franks warned the House Armed Services Committee that the postwar effort in Iraq would be difficult and dangerous, and would require about 150,000 troops for the "foreseeable future".

The most contentious testimony Thursday came from Longo, who has announced his retirement from the Charlottesville Police Department after 15 years as chief.

At every turn in her three hours of often-contentious testimony, she stuck to the White House script: Everything that could have been done to prevent the attacks had been done.

Silver appeared to reference Donald Sterling's contentious court testimony last week, when the owner referred to his wife as a "pig" and opposing attorney Bert Fields as a "smartass".

India Arie SONGVERSATION Positive thinking could hardly get more positive than it does on "SongVersation" (Motown), India Arie's fifth studio album and her first since her contentious 2009 album, "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics".

Coming down like a ton of dross on those he believes responsible, Mr. Haney weaves scientific testimony, contentious debates and moving personal stories into a persuasive indictment of Massey in particular and fossil-derived energy in general.

After a contentious hearing with testimony from both Kavanaugh and Ford, the FBI launched a limited investigation into the allegation without interviewing either Kavanaugh or Ford.

Why is Williams' testimony so contentious?

The possibility of contentious moments during the testimony of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday already seemed high, coming just days after the administration faced anger over seizures of journalists' records.