Sentence examples for contested in many from inspiring English sources

The issue of so-called second-parent adoptions has been fiercely contested in many states.

Despite claims that school districts need flexibility in teacher assignment to allocate teachers more equitably across schools and improve district performance, the power to involuntarily transfer teachers to different schools remains hotly contested in many districts because of the potential for teachers to be treated arbitrarily or unfairly.

Municipal elections also being held on Friday were being hotly contested in many towns and villages because of competition between families and tribes, the BBC's Mohsen Asgari says.

The bill was immediately contested in court, and many of its provisions were enjoined.

Nor did Mr Nepal win either of the two seats he contested in the poll.Among many threats to his new government, the Maoists loom large.

The degree to which business participants ought to be free to limit or eliminate fiduciary duties and associated liabilities remains a hotly contested matter in many jurisdictions.

Thank God the most fiercely contested election in many years is finally over.

The guilt or innocence of Mr. Schwarz, a former police officer, has been contested in two prior trials, many hearings and countless news articles since the 1997 torture of Mr. Louima, the Haitian immigrant, in a station house bathroom one August night.

Murray has suffered the frustration of losing all three of the major finals he has contested in an era dominated by what many regard as three of the greatest players of all time: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.

This table shows which councils are holding elections and how many seats will be contested in each one.

Voter registration was lacking, and many boroughs were rarely contested in elections.