Sentence examples for point in contention from inspiring English sources

But the formal point in contention is something much broader: limiting the concept of religious ministry to those institutions whose aim is to propagate the faith, by mainly employees of the same faith, to clients mainly of the same faith.

On the contrary, constitutional rigidity became the credo not only of Dutch republicans but also of the Orangist party, with the only point in contention between them being whether the prince of Orange-Nassau, was wastadtholderer of Friesland, should be elected to the same office in the other provinces.

The key point in contention is whether the nation-state is an outmoded construct for organizing historical research or whether it serves a useful purpose.

More often that not, jurors cut through all the crap and hone in on the very point in contention and then issue the correct verdict (not always, but more so than the system is credited for).

"Work" and "High Price" were at one point in contention to serve as the album's lead single, but "Go Girl" was selected instead.

In the Western Conference, Vancouver (42 points) and Dallas (37 points) remain in contention for the fifth and final playoff berth.

Since water flows induced by sugar flow via GLUT2 fully illustrate the points currently in contention, these will be described in more detail.

Saracens edged an entertaining Heineken Cup pool contest at Wembley but a bonus point kept Ospreys in contention.

After embarking on a strenuous internal investigation, Mr. Silverman has cooperated extensively with regulators and been pointed in his contention that blame for this fraud lies elsewhere.

Motherwell host Ross County at Fir Park tomorrow as County seek points to stay in contention for European qualification.

That has been a point of contention in Mexico, where in pre-Hispanic times, corn was considered sacred.