Sentence examples for disputed phrase from inspiring English sources

Remember when global warming was a hotly disputed phrase?

As such, the Court's task was to determine the "correct" reading of the disputed phrase.

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.

If you listen closely enough to Trump during the debate, it's just possible to detect a "G" sound at the end of the disputed phrase - although those unfamiliar with the candidate's accent (picked up in the New York borough of Queens) and rapid diction may have missed it.

But administration officials acknowledged that the United States might not reaffirm its support for the Cairo program unless the disputed phrases were withdrawn or modified.

Their goal was to serve as a goad, a conscience, a jab in the ribs of the lobbyists and delegates from 170 countries, conveying the message that all the minutiae they were debating -- articles 3.14 and 4.8, the emissions targets, loopholes and disputed phrases marked by brackets -- really mattered to somebody.

It's commonly disputed where the phrase "bling-bling" came from, now that it is a household term.

As the host of the Rio+20 summit this week, Brazil faces its own difficult choices over how to define the much-disputed phrase 'sustainable development' and what it means for the jungles and caves of the Amazon.

The origin of the phrase is disputed, but Tsar Nicholas I of Russia seems to have the strongest claim.

The origin of the former phrase is disputed – there are at least two claims to have invented it several years before the Mexico World Cup in 1986, but that is when it became internationally known; as for the latter, it was coined by a Swiss-born, US-based writer, Georges Surdez, but the practice dates back to at least the 19th century – in Russia.

It's disputed as to how this phrase came about, but many sources agree this was a flapper-era phrase coined in the early 20s.