Sentence examples for contested phrase from inspiring English sources
They note that even a purely textual interpretation of the whole law — putting the contested phrase in its broader statutory context — upholds the government's interpretation of the disputed phrase, and not that of the challengers.
Judge Roger L. Gregory, writing for a three-judge panel of the court, said the contested phrase was "ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations". That meant, he said, that the I.R.S. interpretation was entitled to deference.
Justice Scalia insisted in every possible way that the contested phrase be read in pristine isolation and without any reference to how the whole statutory regime works.
Escobar, a native of Cuba, contested that the phrase was taken out of context, saying that in his culture it is not intended to be offensive but is instead a normal part of friendly repartee between men.
The meaning of that phrase has been contested ever since.
Even the phrase "the new antisemitism" is contested.
The phrase may be the most contested in the history of anthropology.
Over the course of this interminable primary race, you've probably heard a few passing mentions of phrases like "brokered convention," or "contested convention," or "open convention".
But that phrase would have represented a fuzziness that Times readers shouldn't have to put up with when a hotly contested presidential election is involved.
While the phrase has now been largely absorbed into mainstream usage by teens, young adults and white heterosexual males, what this actually means remains contested.
