Sentence examples for to be contentious from inspiring English sources

The vote is likely to be contentious.

Those negotiations are expected to be contentious.

THE results were always going to be contentious.

"It doesn't have to be contentious," Mr. Doig said.

Any new measures are sure to be contentious.

The debate Monday night promises to be contentious.

And that is going to be contentious, painful".

And the debate is likely to be contentious.

Measuring culture in banks has proved to be contentious.

Issues like these should be clarified now, as they are likely to be contentious later.

"It may be bland in places," he said, "but I tried not to be contentious".