One reason for the delay was that officials wanted to make sure ahead of time that they could overcome historic points of contention.
They remain in contention for a historic third successive Six Nations title, but trail leaders Ireland - whom they face in the final round - by five points.
It's striking to note, however, that when barriers to effective monetary policy are stripped away in such circumstances (like, for instance, the constraints of the gold standard) the inevitably laggardly recoveries often transform into historic booms.UPDATE: Let me put my contention this way.
Mayor Reed and other residents of the borough were incensed when the Cottage Club appealed its $51,000 annual property tax bill in 2001 on the contention that the mansion was a historic property and deserved tax-exempt status.
He quotes Rebecca West's contention that Coward "took a serious historic interest in the social changes of the time" and that he had "a better grasp of what was going wrong in our society than Shaw".
The contention of some critics that the 2007 historic district designation would stifle development has not been borne out.
On modern maps the reefs and shoals between China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Malaysia are labelled "Dangerous Ground"—not because of their disputed ownership but because through history they have been a mariner's nightmare.According to Mr Hayton, the South China Sea itself plays an historic role in the crafting of the rules in contention.
The historic nature of the practice is hardly a point of contention.
With the Court seemingly on the verge of an historic precedent, the selection of the lawyers for oral argument became a point of some contention among the many attorneys involved in the various cases.
The perceived increasing use of 'restoration mortars' for the conservation of historic masonry is often viewed as controversial due to the long-standing contention associated with 'plastic' repairs in the heritage sector.
Turning to the impact of the Arab Spring in the Middle East, Dr Williams said: "My contention has been that the security and wellbeing of the historic Christian communities in the region is something of a litmus test in relation to the wider issues of the political health of the region".
