Sentence examples for in their contention from inspiring English sources

Where the Iraq hawks have overreached is in their contention that the surge outweighs "all other considerations past and present".

Where Mr. McGowan differs from proponents of religious philanthropy like Arthur C. Brooks, the Syracuse University social scientist and author of "Who Really Cares," is in their contention that atheists give less because they are less virtuous or less benevolent in general.

Both Nat Hentoff, the highly respected columnist at The Village Voice, and CBS's "60 Minutes" have done investigative pieces that are quite convincing in their contention that Mr. Schwarz was not in the station-house bathroom with Police Officer Justin Volpe when Volpe tortured Mr. Louima with a broken broomstick.

Suppose that the liberal critics are correct in their contention that liberal democracy is committed only to pluralistic secularism.

The nodes x3 and x4 are retained for they have the lowest mark in their contention domain, and nodes x1, x2, and x5, x6 are retained for they have the second lowest mark in their contention domains, while the corresponding nodes with the lowest mark (x2, x5, x6, x7) are not the one with the lowest mark in their contention domains.

The nodes x3 and x4 are retained for they have the lowest mark in their contention domains, and nodes x1, x2, x5, and x6 are retained for they have the second lowest mark in their contention domains, while the corresponding nodes with the lowest mark (x2, x5, x6, x7) are not the one with the lowest mark in the contention domain of themselves.

So while either Ms. Cantwell or Mr. Gorton might be correct in their contentions that outstanding ballots would fall in their direction, it is also possible that there will be no clear trend, leaving the election a nail-biter until the very end.

Judge Richard A. Posner cited the Ledbetter case in rejecting their contention that they were victims of a "continuing violation" of the civil rights law.

Bankers' irritation is rooted in part in history and their contention that many of today's credit unions barely resemble the institutions of old.

Ms. Cannistraci said the couple is challenging the decision, based in part on their contention that Kaiser doctors had engaged in false testimony by saying they had done tests that had not been performed.

The four men were basketball players on their way to professional tryouts in North Carolina, and their claim for damages against the state rests in part on their contention that the shooting disrupted, and may have ended, their playing careers.