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1 Prosecutors say her testimony will support their contention that Taylor lied when he testified that he never possessed so-called blood diamonds, those mined in a war zone where the proceeds finance an insurgency.

2 But in a private meeting with Nixon, the Illinois senator took himself out of contention for the nomination, saying that he lacked experience for the presidency.

3 My love for it comes mostly from the way the songs tell the story — though I know that too is a point of contention.

4 “Obviously, NBC highlights those that are in medal contention. It’s a very cultivated story that is presented to people that doesn’t capture the essence of why most of them are over there.”

5 But improving the museum was evidently not a high priority, and finally, after much legal contention, the legacy of land and money was split.

6 Coriolanus is one of 22 films in contention for this year's Golden Lion award.

7 The State Department disputed Olson’s contention that he had been discriminated against, and the case was dismissed at the court of appeals level, shortly before oral arguments were to begin, she says.

8 These are always a bone of contention for British viewers.

9 Tambor’s performance in the show, while praised by many, was also a bone of contention for many in the trans community who were disappointed with the hiring of a cisgender man in the role.

10 It is historian Frank Saul's contention that it isn't boldness and daring that wins wars, it's having all the right equipment in the right places at the right time.

11 Or did Barrymore and co ultimately lose their footing and spin out of contention?

12 Well they riff off each other, and things turn very quickly in the sentences that lead them onto some kind of bone of contention or something that they regret.

13 Yet it’s my contention that most of the greatest wines of the world are modest wines.

14 The former Conservative prime minister is one of five authors in contention for the award, presented annually by the Society for Theatre Research.

15 Natalie Hill, who produced the spot, declined to comment on Beach House’s contention that DDB had asked a music-production team, Sniffy Dog, to write and record a song that resembled “Take Care.”

16 It's the film's contention, however, that Protess ignored and misrepresented evidence.

17 But legally acknowledging a long-term relationship was still a point of contention.

18 Amazon and publishers are soon to be individually renegotiating terms, with a particular area of contention thought to be around e-book sales.

19 If the story is true, it gives the lie to her contention that it took five hours of preparation every time for her to "become" Marilyn.

20 Just what the boundaries of those realms are and who decides them have been matters of contention since time immemorial.

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