He blames the "contentiousness" in television news on Fox News. From Wordnik.com. [Fox News Critic] Reference
This is another moment, one mired in contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [To Know Thy Friend Kissinger] Reference
So much for reducing contentiousness and court battles. From Wordnik.com. [Sean Paige: Salazar a Flop as Mr. Fix-It] Reference
What a symbol of controversy and contentiousness he is. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Snortland: Santa Ranta] Reference
Part of it must be bound up with the contentiousness of this war. From Wordnik.com. [Soldiers' Stories] Reference
So I would think that there's no contentiousness in our position. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006] Reference
And I suppose the debate naturally brings out the contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Election 2000: Gore and Bush Face Off in Their First Presidential Debate - October 3, 2000] Reference
His face had lately adopted an expression of playful contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Splendid Suns]
So you don't a bitterly divided convention and a lot of contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2008] Reference
It diffused, dampened that contentiousness between High Point and Hickory. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Richard Barentine, January 28, 1999. Interview I-0068. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
There was now a contentiousness in this room that was almost frighten - ing. From Wordnik.com. [Poland]
For all the contentiousness in the campaign, how about this for a rare moment?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2008] Reference
That is basically what led to the contentiousness inside that meeting, we are told. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2008] Reference
Such contentiousness will likely continue, as depressed shares fuel battles over price. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Recap] Reference
So when people read about all this contentiousness, they shouldn't be deterred by that. From Wordnik.com. [Press Roundtable On Nafta With President] Reference
All this contentiousness sent me scurrying to the OED, that rich determiner of meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Susan Corso: A New Contention] Reference
If you look at North Korea, I mean we're not at that same level of contentiousness, or haven't been. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2002] Reference
He acknowledges that 50 years of contentiousness have not produced policy results that seem impressive. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Clemons: Hillary Clinton On Cuba Questions: I Give Her a "C+"] Reference
F'lar was privately of Lessa's opinion-that it might be wiser to remove R'gul's stubborn contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [DragonFlight]
America my country, even if the last eight years are our only excuse, we are addicted to contentiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Susan Corso: A New Contention] Reference
Despite the contentiousness of the subjects, he stressed the negotiations are still in the early stages. From Wordnik.com. [Egyptian Diplomat says Israeli Settlement Freeze Remains Key] Reference
Q But you said there were no issues there, we love each other -- I mean, there's no contentiousness, nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing On Thailand] Reference
Moreover, there is anger and contentiousness, for when agitated everybody is less able to take care of himself. From Wordnik.com. [On Sophistical Refutations] Reference
In just a few hours from now, it staggers to a close with the same contentiousness that paralyzed it for weeks. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Congressman Plans Protest During Electoral College Count - January 6, 2001] Reference
The difference is that in neither contentiousness nor in kindly dispute do we expect, or intend, to get anywhere. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of Arguments] Reference
There wasn't the contentiousness that marked the Bork hearings, certainly that marked the Clarence Thomas hearings. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2005] Reference
The downfall of the Immigration Bill provides a brief respite from the contentiousness of the various advocacy groups. From Wordnik.com. [The Costs of Unchecked Migration] Reference
I think the McCain vs either Democratic challenger results reflect the contentiousness of this long drawn-out primary. From Wordnik.com. [Gallup: Obama Up 7 Points Over Hillary] Reference
The hysterical Ultra-Orthodox reaction ignited the bitter religious contentiousness that continues to simmer in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [David Shasha: Sephardim, Ashkenazim, and Ultra-Orthodox Racism in Israel] Reference
Normally the NP did not disclose information on its funding, but in view of the contentiousness of the matter and President. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Normally the NP did not disclose information on its funding, but in view of the contentiousness of the matter, and President. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
As for any contentiousness during her confimation hearings, Condy deserved it given what a crappy job she did as NS Advisor. From Wordnik.com. [Gibbs To Be White House Press Secretary] Reference
Now, some of this contentiousness can be attributed to the incredibly difficult moment in which we find ourselves as a nation. From Wordnik.com. [Transcript: Obama Addresses Michigan Grads] Reference
So you know, you can really get a sense of the contentiousness and the different sides that are battling out here in San Angelo. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2008] Reference
Demetrius, out of heat and contentiousness very often, more than upon any necessity, sent his soldiers into danger; until at last. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans] Reference
And we have -- in a lot of ways, there's so much contentiousness, certainly at times an adversarial relationship with our government. From Wordnik.com. [In the Shadow of the Sun: A Korean Year of Love & Sorrow] Reference
His campaign is about "turning the page," not just from BushClintonBushClinton, but from the cultural contentiousness of those years. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight of the Baby Boom] Reference
As a result, we're forced to deal with the contentiousness inherent in the business model that says, "If it doesn't work, throw it out.". From Wordnik.com. [Diann Woodard: The Audacity of Hopelessness] Reference
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