Sentence examples for was widely contested from inspiring English sources

We find that this profit-oriented venue was widely contested by preservation-minded residents, who expressed concern that this structure would compromise Elora's heritage image.

(Government statistics suggest a lower percentage but are widely contested by activists).

It is widely thought that inappropriate exposure to sexual images is a Bad Thing, even though the definition of "inappropriate exposure" is widely contested.

Gelb is not alone among opera chiefs in his approach, although the increasingly dominant role of the director in reinterpreting familiar story lines has been widely contested.

The truth of the events portrayed in "Breaking Amish" has been widely contested, and the veracity of this new show is likely to be the subject of just as much debate.

This is widely contested and even, by some, dismissed.

Even though ridesharing's long-term impact on traffic is widely contested, nearly everyone agrees that a solution to urban congestion is desperately needed.

Although the definition of resilience has been widely contested, a consensus seems to be emerging, focused on the capacity of an individual, community, country, region, or system to cope positively with rapid-onset shocks or significant and protracted sources of stress arising from natural and anthropogenic hazards (Manyena 2006; Alexander 2013; Matyas and Pelling 2015).

Truths taken as divine are widely contested.

As with all elections in Belarus, the results of the vote were widely contested.

Although the church has approved other Marian apparitions in the past, the ones at Medjugorje are widely contested.