Sentences with phrase «major points of contention»

The use of different data temperature sets, whether it is global surface temperatures or satellite measurements, is one of the major points of contention in the climate debate.

Public comment will likely weigh heavily on one of the major points of contention in the battle over spending priorities.

As Anastasia and Christian argue back and forth with only minor variations over admittedly major points of contention — his possessive nature infringing on her charmed career, their disagreement over when to start a family, whether she should remove her bikini top on the beach or not — Leonard's lumpen script zeroes in on a tinny thriller subplot, centered on the violent, mysteriously vengeful stalking of Anastasia's smarmy ex-boss Hyde (Eric Johnson) as the main attraction.

Hah, this is actually one of the major points of contention between the bf and me.

One of the major points of contention, particularly in New York and other highly - taxed states, was the proposed elimination of the State and Local Tax reduction, known in political shorthand as «SALT.»

The latter issue is a major point of contention among patient advocates.

One major point of contention is the fact that SoundCloud hired a number of people into roles over the last few months knowing full well that they were going to have to make large redundancies, according to TechCrunch.

One major point of contention between both parties is a deposition video that was leaked to Business Insider, in which Spiegel admits that Brown did conceive of the disappearing photos ideas and that he «may deserve something for some of his contributions,» none of which will help Spiegel's and Murphy's cause.

For these parties, the incorporation of Turkey, a Muslim country of more than 70 million people, is a major point of contention.

As Nielsen continues its efforts to truly grasp the bifurcated and fragmented methods Americans are viewing TV programming (via linear TV, OTT devices, and more), the search for a new standard currency has been a major point of contention across the media ecosystem.

The extension of the religious exemption to colleges had been a major point of contention for many religious institutions.

The only major point of contention I would bring against Gioia's essay is its suggestion that, during the postwar Catholic boom in American letters, Catholic writers forged a visible community.

While the dressing plays a huge part in this salad, but is also a major point of contention.

Student funding has the potential to re-emerge as a major point of contention in 2009 — but the battle lines of debate are already being drawn.

Another major point of contention was taxes.

«A major point of contention with the first Siena poll was the city vote was equated to 25 percent of the total county that didn't even happen in the year that Barack Obama won the presidency.

The major point of contention between left and right at present is the issue of Shadow Cabinet elections.

State Senator David Carlucci talks to us about the state of the East Ramapo School District - a major point of contention in the legislature this year.

But that funding was pulled from schools that improved enough to get off the list — currently a major point of contention between the State Education Department and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration, which says the schools never should have come off the list.

Reinvent Albany Reinvent Albany has focused largely on procurement reform, which has become a major point of contention, particularly after the Buffalo Billion corruption scandal broke.

Straight Outta Compton: The fact that Compton was only nominated for its (white) screenwriters this year was a major point of contention during the #OscarsSoWhite aftermath of the nominations.

Of course, Oceans 12, but that seems to be a major point of contention around here.

The Recovery School District's policy of closing underperforming schools (and most often handing them over to a new operator) has also been a major point of contention.

The presence of a locked bootloader had been a major point of contention for users since it was discovered a few days ago, so it's good to see Asus responding so quickly.

One major point of contention: Kindle Unlimited generally requires self - published writers to be exclusive, closing off the possibility of sales through Apple, Barnes & Noble and other platforms.

It was the major point of contention in early Kindle vs iPad comparisons and likely resulted in the sale of no small number of iPads in the first generation.

Price has been a major point of contention among self - published authors since the publication of the first book through KDP.

On the other hand, a major point of contention for cruise passengers is the constant feeling of upselling.

A major point of contention amongst fans was the recycled environments used in both Year 1 expansions.

The last major point of contention between critics is that pesky second act in Mexico.

It is the ability for water vapor to act as a mirror to infrared that is the major point of contention.

For this reason any dollar amount determined is almost certain to be a major point of contention by defence lawyers.

In a world where pay equality is a major point of contention, the new overtime regulations go a long way in helping women and minority workers.

Samsung's software has always been a major point of contention for most potential phone buyers.

It also sidesteps a major point of contention around ICOs, which sell tokens in systems that are yet to be built.

It's been a long - standing omission on Samsung's budget phones, but in this day and age, it's a major point of contention and utterly inexcusable.

As Howes has seen firsthand, the question of who's tidying up may not be a big issue at the start of a relationship but it tends to become a major point of contention later on.

This March 13, 2018 webinar discusses how vocational rehabilitation agency's (VR's) willingness to pay for a client's post-secondary education can sometimes be a major point of contention.

Pinizzotto says that a major point of contention for many condo owners is that they feel they have nowhere to turn when they have a dispute with the condo board of their building or feel the board is behaving irresponsibly.

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The United States» brand - new ambassador to Canada found himself on the defensive as Frank McKenna, Canada's former top diplomat to the U.S., hammered him mercilessly on virtually every major point of bilateral contention, from the status of the Keystone XL pipeline to the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

The German - speaking peoples were scattered among multiple principalities, and spilled over into Russia, Central Europe, and - a point of major contention for France - Alsace - Lorraine.

As ethics reform became a topic of debates, Walsh's relationship with major city real estate developers was scrutinized by opponents in one of the mayoral race's few points of contention.

Major real estate developers and construction companies back him, a frequent point of contention as ethics reform

Several people have predicted that the minimum wage issue could be a point of contention between Cuomo and Skelos — not to mention Skelos and his co-majority leader, IDC head Jeff Klein, who has called this «one of my major priorities.»

This major conference (6 - 8 October, 2016) will address the understated connections and points of contention between Black - British artists» practice and their work's relationship to modernist histories.

Yet there is no indication or acknowledgement that this is a major — if not the primary — point of contention from the perspective of many skeptics.

... [In written congressional testimony Froman] explained how he had turned the standards into a point of contention in negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership — a major free - trade pact being hammered out between the U.S. and the EU.