Sentence examples for proved highly contentious from inspiring English sources

The bail-out has proved highly contentious.

The state has left it up to counties to decide whether to spray pesticides, a decision that has proved highly contentious in and around New York City.

Staff selection has proved highly contentious in REF, with widespread accusations that in their zeal to second-guess REF panels' grades universities have ridden roughshod over Hefce's requirements of transparency, accountability, consistency and inclusiveness.

Most important, it had to draw up a plan for separating its military nuclear facilities from the civilian ones, and subject the latter to international scrutiny.This has proved highly contentious.

Especially the latter questions proved highly contentious as youth volunteers are at the core of the youth movement and are cautious to involve professionals.

The three-part film cost £1.5m to make and is likely to prove highly contentious.

Attempts to tighten rules for skilled workers are already proving highly contentious.

The initial discussion of the standards in February proved extremely contentious.

It proved highly successful.

But it proved highly effective.

It also proved highly risky.