Sentence examples for formally contested from inspiring English sources

In late 1839, the location of the county seat was formally contested, as the citizens of Montpelier believed their community would be a better location.

I have been advised that it would be legally possible for the People's Republic of China to resume, without being formally readmitted, the seat of China if it so wishes, since the notice of withdrawal given in 1951 by the Government of the "Republic of China Taiwanan) emanated from a Government whose right to represent the State of China had already at that time been formally contested.

It was not contested formally by any media organisation, though a reporter covering the hearing argued that journalists should be able to reveal the brothers' original names.

Within the newspaper, the purpose of having a women's page was contested both formally and informally on a regular basis.

In 2004, when Mr Gandhi formally entered politics and contested the election for the first time, many in Amethi said they were electing the PM, not an MP.

In a bid to save money, qualifiers for Africa's youth competitions will be contested on a zonal basis while Zambia formally withdrew from hosting the Under-23 finals in 2019.

While this was formally correct when considered in terms of citizenship, foreigner was contested because of its derogatory overtone in colloquial language.

In addition, East Jerusalem (also formerly part of Jordan) was occupied by Israeli forces, and Israel took over administration of the city as a single municipality; in 1967 Israel incorporated East Jerusalem and adjoining villages and later formally annexed them actions that have continued to be disputed abroad and hotly contested by Palestinians and neighbouring Arab nations.

(He referred to it in terms of his company's contested bid to control BSkyB) "All our competitors in this country formally announced a consortium to try and stop us.

The Trump administration on Friday formally recognized the incumbent president of Honduras, conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez, as the winner of a bitterly contested presidential election held last month.

As in many fragile and post-conflict countries, South Africa's social contract has formally changed from authoritarianism to democracy, yet access to services, including health care, remains inequitable and contested.