noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
main
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A third main cause of contention between the two parties was foreign policy.
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I did know that this was in fact the main bone of contention upstairs.
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When we gave it a tightfisted 52% in Issue 79, our main bone of contention was that it was ridiculously overpriced.
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The main point of contention now is not whether, but how long a scaled-down force should remain.
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The failure to reach agreement came after a day of turmoil in Kashmir, the main bone of contention .
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One of their main contentions is that a vital witness, property millionaire, Nicholas Hoogstraten, should called.
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The main bone of contention was the war in Chechnya.
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Its main contention is that there is no irrevocable conflict of interest between the different parties.
■ VERB
dispute
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In the first place he disputed the contention of Oldfield's lawyer that the original, 1972 contract was unfair.
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Most Keynesians, therefore, dispute the contention that changes in interest rates directly affect the price level.
keep
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Three penalties by Hobbs kept Bradford firmly in contention and another soon after the interval levelled the scores at 8-8.
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Charlton's win keeps them right in contention .
put
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To put these contentions into effect the applicant made two applications in the district court to which the cases had been transferred.
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They will need a good showing to put themselves back in contention for a place in Britain's Olympic squad.
reject
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For the reasons set out in the judgment of Staughton L.J. I would reject that contention .
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In such circumstances we reject the contentions advanced on behalf of the appellant on this first ground of appeal.
remain
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Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, a record 17 out of 28 teams remain in play-off contention .
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Exactly how many years remains a point of contention .
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But Ilona's alter-ego remains a bone of contention between them.
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Whether Reform Party nominee Perot will be included also remains a point of contention .
support
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Despite Mansell's denials, technical data leaked from Ferrari sources appear to support Prost's contentions .
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Yet the historic record does not support this contention .
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This critique of utilitarianism would seem to support Gandhi's contention that in comparison with sarvodaya utilitarianism shows a lack of dignity and humanity.
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Evidence to support the contention that this approach benefited low-income residents of cities or resolved social problems is notably lacking.
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These facts support the contention that the market's purchasing power is high.
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But he produced no figures to support his contention .
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Despite the catalogue of comments, there is precious little in his past or present to support such a contention .
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Various Soviet military assets in Cam Ranh Bay are currently listed to support this contention .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bone of contention
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The new tax on property is likely to become a serious bone of contention.
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The way we manage money has been the only real bone of contention between us.
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But the pool table proved to be a bigger bone of contention.
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Churchill had been the latest bone of contention, as he had begun to make public speeches which Chamberlain clearly found embarrassing.
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I did know that this was in fact the main bone of contention upstairs.
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It is the positions of the international boundaries and access to natural resources that are the real bones of contention.
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Mr Zhao's fate, and by association his legacy, have become a big bone of contention in the leadership.
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Personal appearances always seemed to be a bone of contention.
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Schools are, by far, the largest part of the state budget and often a bone of contention.
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The initial bone of contention was the question of the terms on which sympathizers should be admitted to the Party.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A key area of contention is the call for the wilderness to be opened to oil and gas drilling.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another point of contention is financial.
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But some of his contentions seem overstated.
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Exactly how many years remains a point of contention .
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I could see the contention in his wrinkled face.
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The contention continued for four years and the underlying reason for it was pique.
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The main point of contention now is not whether, but how long a scaled-down force should remain.
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The respondent's contention is that there is a difference between a public and a private Act.