It's a fine book, but it lacks the spice of contention.
Although a lack of adherence to contention measures might have occurred in some cases, another factor possibly underlie this increase that mostly occurred outside the ICU.
The two major points of contention are lack of a standard terminology and difficulty in spotting exclusions".
This is certainly true of Xunzi, as we see in his complaints that a lack of ritual leads to contention, disorder, and poverty.
Another issue of contention was the lack of a verification system for online voters, who could potentially vote more than once using different email addresses.
Other issues of contention include the lack of historical context; the film does not cover some of the events leading up to Chávez's ousting, including the long-running political crisis and the general strike.
"Unfortunately, after five years, you'll find a signal lack of support for their contentions," Mr. Matanoski said.
He has been one of the fastest skiers in training, nearly won the Hahnenkamm last month, and seems to have a sense of the moment, which he infamously lacked when he partied himself out of contention in the 2006 Olympics in Torino.
I was further disappointed by the glaring omissions, such as the lack of evidence provided for the contention that when printed books arrived "there were some who believed that serious readers would always prefer serious books to be copied by hand?" Who were these "some"?
For instance, the contention that lack of good communications with area physicians and hospitals resulted in the deaths of postal workers in the fall 2001 anthrax crisis is not supported by the author's reference or by any other authoritative materials known to this reviewer.
Practically meaning, this software (still in its experimental phase) understands when we're joking or being mysterious or just sad -- at the same time, this lack of emotional understanding remains a timeless bone of contention between many couples.
