Sentence examples for was heavily contested from inspiring English sources

The region was heavily contested during the second civil war with Sudan, which began in 1983.

His first was heavily contested by Chris Childs, who hounded and nudged the point guard throughout the fourth quarter, and hit nothing but air.

Perhaps the clearest sign of collapsing morale among Qaddafi forces was found in dozens of miles of untouched farmland, between the town of Bir Ghanem, which was heavily contested for weeks, and Zawiyah.

The report was heavily contested by Migration Watch UK, which said there was "no positive impact at all" because the authors did not take into account differences in earnings and that there was no evidence to suggest self-employed migrants contributed more than those employed.

By 30 April the evacuation of about 50,000 soldiers was completed, but was heavily contested by the German Luftwaffe, which sank at least 26 troop-laden ships.

But Kavanaugh's nomination was heavily contested in the Senate ― Democrats accused him of being too partisan ― and his appointment to the appellate court stalled for almost three years.

How to achieve the SDGs is heavily contested.

Something like Darwinian claims about evolution, which were heavily contested.

This is heavily contested territory, as both the setting and the style of the debate reflected.

The precise elements that make up "today's country music" are heavily contested.

"A lot of basic data upon which important decisions will be made is heavily contested.