Sentence examples for decision was contentious from inspiring English sources

The decision was contentious.

The decision was contentious with Groves earning his 13th straight victory while DeGale, who disputed the decision, suffered his first defeat in 11 professional fights.

The decision was contentious and Diego Maradona even claimed the decision was pre-meditated.

Still, the agency's decision is contentious.

Even the question of deciding to make a decision is contentious.

Moyes said several other decisions were contentious, including the one that resulted in a yellow card for Januzaj.

But in the end, he said, the editorial board's decision was not contentious.

The decision was especially contentious for O'Connor, whose husband reportedly announced to three witnesses at an election night party that she wished to retire under a Republican president.

The Bank of England also left its key rate unchanged today, though with Britain's economy in generally better shape than those of the three big Continental nations -- Germany, France and Italy -- the decision was less contentious.

Cronin thus shows how, although the decision to invade Iraq was contentious, it arose out of conventional thinking.

The government must tweak aid for the unemployed to comply with a constitutional-court decision; that is contentious but will not much change the programme.