Sentence examples for partly contested from inspiring English sources

Although Iran's clerical regime brutally stifles dissent, the supreme leader and his hard-line policies enjoy considerable popular support in the Islamic republic's regular — albeit only partly contested — elections.

The risk-benefit ratio is quite favorable at the start of treatment in patients with a good indication, but prolongation beyond 5 years might not further reduce the absolute risk of ordinary fractures, as concluded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Whitaker et al. 2012)—a conclusion that has been partly contested by some researchers in the field (Black et al. 2012).

Both will be keenly contested, partly as a test of strength between supporters of the government of President Hassan Rouhani and fundamentalist (or principle-ist) opponents.

Capaldi's casting was much contested partly due to his previous Doctor Who role as Caecilius, a man saved by the 10th Doctor in 'The Fires Of Pompeii.' There was much speculation of how Moffat would address Capaldi's presence in the show's canon.

The competence of the new assessors of performance was contested partly due to organisational mistrust and possibly due to the dismantling of the well-knit network of patronage in the previous structures.

The presidential and parliamentary elections on October 25, 2015, were the country's most closely contested polls, partly because of anger over corruption and the united front provided by the opposition.

This area is spectacularly rich in gold, tin ore and fertile land, which is partly why it has been so bitterly contested by rebel groups and renegade army divisions.

Partly because the Florida Democratic Party sought to avoid contested primaries this election cycle, Mr. Meek now faces only one noteworthy opponent for the nomination, Maurice Ferre, a former mayor of Miami.

It is partly because of the chaos of the contested presidential election in 2000, which left the impression, worldwide, that closure had been achieved at the expense of justice.

The Senate is a little tougher, partly because only a third of the Senate seats are being contested in any year.

Scotland and Wales contested very different election systems between 1995 and 2016 elections, partly as a result of the devolution measures introduced by the Labour government.