Sentence examples for was no contentious from inspiring English sources

Elwood There was no contentious school board election, no major controversial issues and strong community approval for a $25 million bond passed by Elwood residents in February, so it is unclear why the budget, with a relatively modest increase of 4.8percentt, was defeated.

Many of the issues it raised, such as the environment, sexuality and drug use, are no longer contentious.

Though their status is no less contentious than that of attributes, both species such as the tiger (Panthera tigris, 'a large Asian carnivorous mammal'), and chemical substances such as gold ('the yellow malleable ductile metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals') are also eligible for membership.

A question-and-answer session from Microsoft's shareholders was no more contentious than it has been in years past.

The passage of Medicare and Medicaid, nearly fifty years ago, was no less contentious than recent debates about Obamacare.

But the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, which shattered the barriers that had separated the federal government and the health-care system, was no less contentious than the recent debates about the Affordable Care Act.

The argument over monetary policy, although eye-glazing to many, was no less personally contentious, and Bob was, as always, a fighter.

The floor fight next week will be no less contentious.

Now her own fortune is no less contentious.

The margin of victory was narrow 52 to 48 percent and the search for broader sociological and political explanations for the result has been no less contentious.

While the premise that lateral gene transfer (LGT) is a dominant evolutionary force is still in considerable dispute, the case for widespread LGT in the family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) is no longer contentious.