Sentence examples for mounted a contentious from inspiring English sources

Guy Dollé, Arcelor has mounted a contentious battle against Mittal's bid.

This was particularly contentious and animal rights activists mounted a legal challenge to prevent the slaughter.

Police have mounted a huge security operation in North Belfast around the most contentious parading route in the region – the Crumlin Road/Ardoyne shops flashpoint.

Although the just-formed C.I.A. slipped $10 million to Italy's Christian Democrats when the Communist Party mounted a serious parliamentary challenge in the 1948 elections, the agency's relations with the contentious Lovestone were always testy.

San Francisco mounted a quick response.

Bulger mounted a surprising defense.

The eyes of the free world transfixed on a country in turmoil -- declared state of emergency, mounting Anti-apartheid protests and a contentious national election come May.

The new stance, signaled in the face of mounting criticism from Europe and private environmental groups, came this weekend, halfway through a contentious two-week session aimed at writing the fine print for the treaty, called the Kyoto Protocol.

The competing bills reveal the mounting tensions at play in the Council, which is gearing up for what could be a contentious and costly political battle to modify a law that was twice approved by voters, in 1993 and 1996.

Amid mounting pressure from multinational corporations, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday announced his plan to veto a contentious bill framed as protecting religious freedom but that critics warned would lead to anti-gay discrimination.

Water remains a contentious subject.