Sentence examples for contested boundaries from inspiring English sources

Maps have a way of ratifying contested boundaries and histories, especially Google Maps, whose power is such that its border choices can look like a proxy for international approval.

At a theoretical level the context for nurse prescribing is one of the shifting and contested boundaries of jurisdiction between professional groups in health care [ 14].

Research projects that transcend political boundaries and thrive on borderless but secure sharing of data and knowledge invariably must confront the contested boundaries of research ethics review.

However, as the definition of 'rural' has become increasingly difficult and contested, the boundaries of 'rural geography' have been tested.

These may be regarded as paradigmatic for the modern notions of identity, where social boundaries are contested and the body becomes the localized site of battle between self and other (Haraway 1989a, E. Martin 1990 19944).

And school boundaries were bitterly contested, with some families moving their children into schools with lower populations of immigrants, and others flexing their political influence to try to keep the immigrants out.

Kirkuk lies at the heart of a feud between Baghdad and Kurdistan over land and oil rights, which escalated last month when both sides deployed their respective armies to the swathe of territory along their contested internal boundary.

In its current form, the seat has only been contested once - but on previous boundaries, the Uxbridge seat has been held by the Tories since the 1970 general election, when it was gained from Labour by Charles Curran.

Defense officials said that Mr. Gates urged Mr. Barzani to move forward and settle differences with the government of Iraq over oil rights and political boundaries, particularly near the contested city of Kirkuk.

Lord Hart said the amendment would "ensure the 2015 general election was contested on the basis of current boundaries and provide a window of time to address the current deficiencies in the electoral register".

They kicked goals bursting out of tackles; goals from contested marks and goals from the boundary line.