Sentence examples for from contentious from inspiring English sources

She didn't shy away from contentious words like "euthanasia".

Indeed, while Mr. Putin had his share of softball questions, many did not shy from contentious topics.

Not content to sit on the sidelines, Deller has found controversy not by courting it but by not shying away from contentious issues.

The upbeat tone marked a major shift from contentious days past, when Chicago Public Schools officials had deemed talks close to resolution while union officials declared the sides "miles apart".

US aides have said the first lady is staying away from contentious issues, but will promote education and people-to-people exchanges during the seven-day visit to three cities.

He said he was resigning from the Democratic Progressive Party's executive committee -- a way, perhaps, to dissociate himself from contentious statements in the party platform and from the party's hard-liners.

Whenever an interviewer made the far-from-contentious suggestion that the band's music was depressing, singer Thom Yorke reacted like a recalcitrant 14-year-old who had been asked to clear the table.

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Obama's remarks lacked the triumphalism that might be expected from a legacy-defining agreement that stems from his contentious policy, announced as a first-time presidential candidate in 2008, to begin talks with Tehran without preconditions.

The clips spanned from the contentious to the mundane; some included footage lifted from sermons Hagee had already made public, others involved documentaries made by filmmakers inside Hagee's conventions.

Under pressure from the City Council, the Bloomberg administration is backing down from a contentious proposal to revamp the city's sprawling system of senior centers, officials said on Friday.