Sentence examples for disputes- from inspiring English sources

Realising that allowing elected officials to determine the outcome of a disputed election was a bad idea, the Electoral Act makes clear that the high court will sit as the "court of disputed returns" to hear disputes relating to elections.

These eddies of trouble, the revival of secondary disputes and the mixture of economic policy with diplomatic grievances and popular rhetoric all echo the atmosphere of the early 1930s.

Also working to repair its ties with the United Arab Emirates, Iran is purportedly negotiating a solution to long-running disputes over a group of small islands in the Persian Gulf.

In an interview (in Arabic) with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper while in London, Hadi lamented Yemen's past troubles, saying: "We have spent 50 years in Yemen operating on a kill or be killed basis... we've had continuing wars and unending disputes, Yemenis must leave this past of wars and disputes behind".

Worsening relations with Qatar over the blunt approach of the Qatari TV channel al-Jazeera and territorial disputes created an uneasy situation.

Some of the most common – and indeed most heartrending – forms of litigation we deal with are custody battles and family disputes.

Fadi Hakura, an expert on Turkey and associate fellow at Chatham House, said it was unlikely that such disputes would lead to a complete breakdown in relations between the two states.

The Hancocks knew Hughes had had disputes with previous neighbours, but they had hoped their relationship with him would be different; now they started to object.

As technology improves and prices come down, the rise in CCTV-related disputes is likely to continue.

Following years of copyright rows and royalty disputes, Hon's patents were sold to Imperial Tobacco in 2013 for $75m.

However Amec faces £90m in charges, including £70m against possible future costs from ongoing legal disputes.