Sentence examples for proving contentious from inspiring English sources

And for businesses, this was proving contentious.

Its recommendations aren't due until early spring, but the subject is already proving contentious.

The issue is one of several in the bill that are proving contentious.

With just one amendment to the bill still proving contentious, there is an expectation the work will be completed before the Christmas recess.

But one gigantic project is proving contentious with the neighbours: building the world's tallest hydroelectric dam.Islam Karimov, the strongman who rules downstream Uzbekistan, says the proposed 335-metre Rogun dam, on a tributary of the Amu Darya, will give Tajikistan unfair control over water resources and endanger millions in the event of an earthquake.

The election is already proving contentious.

Although the polls are in his favor and give high ratings to his cabinet, his domestic agenda is already proving contentious as he made overly ambitious promises to increase public expenditures, raise the minimum wage, reverse Sarkozy's reforms on retirement age and pension policy, while imposing sharp increases in tax rates on the highest earners.

They nonetheless proved contentious.