Sentence examples for very contentious issue from inspiring English sources

"Overtime is a very contentious issue," said Vincent Pan, a member of the police commission.

"These 11th-hour revisions only serve to create more uncertainty about a very contentious issue," Mr. Niehaus said.

Previously, the attitude of the Assembly toward this very contentious issue was to let it pass away".

My mom, who had Alzheimer's, died in 2008, and this was a very contentious issue separating me and my oldest sister who, alas, had health-care power of attorney.

Recently Ortner stated that "the presence of syphilis in the Old World before 1500 A.D. remains a very contentious issue…" [1].

The problem of waste treatment, especially landfilling, is a very contentious issue and source of confrontation between Tokyo and rural regions.

Very contentious issues are being discussed.

In our conference, there are very contentious issues, and I've never heard a voice raised in anger in eleven years.

Mr McGuinness said: "I think there is a huge responsibility on the British government in particular to recognise that in the event of agreement being reached that they should make a financial contribution towards the establishment of these important bodies to deal with what are very contentious issues within the process.

He's been promising votes on some very contentious issues, giving a lot of political strength to Democrats who are advocating for action on these issues.

A few words from Pope Francis' visit to the US should be seen as timely reminders on three very contentious issues in the world today.