Sentence examples similar to persistent contention from inspiring English sources

Gay rights have emerged as a persistent bone of contention between the EU and its eastern neighbours.

One challenging issue in OBS is proactively controlling the traffic flowing through the OBS network so that the network does not stay in a persistent state of contention, which we call the congestion avoidance problem.

This is consistent with the Republican Party's persistent and unproven contention that tax cuts and smaller government are the certain path to prosperity and better jobs.

Wilkinson did not feature on any of those tours, making his England debut in 1998 before persistent injury ruled him out of contention for the 2009 squad.

For a start, the first point of contention – the compilation of a persistent offenders list, and the potential banning of them from accessing the Internet – isn't quite as unfair as it sounds.

An autopsy supported Michael Schiavo's contention that she was in a persistent vegetative state with no consciousness and no hope of recovery.

His contention is that life consists of persistent patterns of information, and that since these can be mimicked inside a computer, the resulting programs can be said to be alive.

Its equilibrium persistent probability depends on the maximum and minimum contention windows (CW).

In case a collision occurs, the contention window size is multiplied by a persistent factor (PF) mentioned in standard.

Monitoring of abdominal pressure revealed a slight increase with contention (+2.5 mmHg), but no case of persistent abdominal hypertension is reported.

Former world number one Tiger Woods also ruled himself out of contention for a wildcard because of a persistent back problem, while former US PGA champion Jason Dufner has struggled with a neck injury.