No one now knows to what extent the government is going to back track on its contentious vision for the future of the English school system.
This week we lurched back and forth between the prurient and philosophical, between personal egos and our national ethos, between Schwarzenegger and Strauss-Kahn and President Obama and his considered-but-contentious vision of a new Middle East.
The issues involving renovations in general are highly contentious, involving competing visions for the city's future and, of course, the sizable profits that can be earned in real estate.
The mayor's most contentious battle over Vision Zero was with the union that represents the city's bus drivers after several drivers who hit pedestrians were charged under the city's new right-of-way law.
At a time when debates about science and values are more contentious than ever, Saarinens architectural vision may have even greater relevance than the 1955 Kresge dedicators could have foreseen.
John Frum, who appears in dreams or visions to comment periodically on contentious issues, is now cited as authority against a thatched grass disco erected in a clearing in the jungle.
A contentious City Council with no clearly defined community vision, and a penchant for being litigious, does not exactly give businesses a lot of assurance or peace of mind.
It is a highly politicized and contentious issue that is centered around a vision and an understanding of what health care delivery should be [ 19].
How we will rebuild shrinking cities and what urban design vision will guide their future remain contentious and unknown.
In this light, a set of contentious questions have arisen in the last months: Which vision of state-building will the president forge?
