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  1. With Al Davis, became the Broncos' new head coach, heightening an already, contentious ,AFC West rivalry. Prior to Shanahan's arrival in Denver, the Broncos had lost
  2. To and from high officials are quoted in Ezra. Their authenticity has been, contentious , some scholars accepting at least some of them as genuine, others rejecting
  3. Responses made by society. These structural realities remain fluid and often, contentious , For example: as cultures change and the political environment shifts
  4. Fight against terrorism. The tactic can raise complex questions and lead to, contentious ,disputes as to the legal basis for its application, who qualifies as an
  5. The advocate (or, if female, avocate) an all-purpose lawyer for matters of, contentious ,jurisdiction, analogous to an American attorney. French attorneys may
  6. All under heaven at a time but throughout Chinese history there have been many, contentious ,and long periods of disunity where the question of legitimacy is moot; see also
  7. And fossil evidence have proved controversial. The classification of birds is a, contentious ,issue. Bible and Ahlquist's Phylogeny and Classification of Birds (1990) is
  8. A speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain, contentious ,today. *1952 – Hussein bin Tall is proclaimed King of Jordan. *1959 –
  9. Support for the listing. These discussions are usually among the most, contentious ,at CoP meetings. There has been increasing willingness within the Parties to
  10. The actual Town Meeting. The purpose of the Mini is to air out several of the, contentious ,issues before bringing them to the floor of Town Meeting. Board of Selectmen
  11. To the earls and barons, as well as the Church. The investiture issue was still, contentious , but a compromise at BEC Abbey in 1107 was essentially identical to the
  12. The battle between philosophies of development and conservation is seen in the, contentious ,debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Demographics
  13. History. In the modern party, the topic of reform and liberalization remains a, contentious ,issue heavily debated among top officials. On the one hand, Wu Bangui, the
  14. Serbs, Balkan Egyptians, Roma and Jews. The size of the Greek minority is a, contentious ,issue, with the Albanian government claiming it is only 60,000,while some
  15. And gatherings of the Charismatics. But this" broad church" faces various, contentious ,doctrinal and social questions. Women's ministry Women were appointed as
  16. 1846),while others actively use it today. The death penalty there remains a, contentious ,issue which is hotly debated. Elsewhere, however,it is rare for the death
  17. During TV appearances cost him his semiregular spot on the Tonight Show. His, contentious ,public persona during this period was captured on a late sixties' comedy LP
  18. Amendment. The full restoration of the Union was the work of a highly, contentious ,postwar era known as Reconstruction. The war produced about 1,030,000
  19. And its hub in St. Louis in April 2001. The merger of seniority lists remains, contentious ,for pilots; the groups were represented by different unions. In the merger,60
  20. 2 % of taxpayers paid any federal income tax. Farm subsidies Perhaps the most, contentious ,issue of Coolidge's presidency was that of relief for farmers. Some in
  21. Units, believed to be the last non-ceremonial horse cavalry in Europe, was a, contentious ,issue in Switzerland. On 5 December 1972 the Swiss Conrail national approved
  22. In Navarre. Here the" La del Nascence" (" Law of Basque" ), seen as, contentious ,by many Basques, divides Navarre into three language areas: Basque-speaking
  23. Had worked with Thomas at the commission and was a close friend. During his, contentious ,confirmation, she spoke out on his behalf and helped edit The Real Anita Hill
  24. Should be acknowledged ", even though this did not put an end to a still, contentious ,issue. Some modern scholars do not agree with the claims that Bell's work on
  25. As the mice and rats fed the same ingredients cooked. This claim, however,is, contentious , According to the Food and Drug Administration of the United States, health
  26. Irish during the Potato Famine. His royalism and religious zeal also made him, contentious , which caused difficulties with his colleagues. He felt that he was mistreated
  27. That magazine. The 1960s and 1970s Camp, who by all accounts was contrary and, contentious ,by nature, was a maverick politically. Characteristically, he went against the
  28. Is disputed. Democracy The relationship between democracy and capitalism is a, contentious ,area in theory and popular political movements. The extension of universal
  29. Above, prompt badminton enthusiasts to make other comparisons that are more, contentious , For example, it is often claimed that badminton is the fastest racquet sport.
  30. Fullerenes. The discovery of nanotubes remains a, contentious ,issue. Many believe that Iijima's report in 1991 is of particular importance
  31. Increased pressure on tribal lands. The state of Georgia became involved in a, contentious ,jurisdictional dispute with the Cherokees, culminating in the 1832 U. S.
  32. CH OGM was the last to last a week; the 1993 CH OGM lasted for five days, and the, contentious ,1995 CH OGM for only three-and-a-half, setting a precedent that has lasted since
  33. Linked to the C library. AIX v3 also ditched the microkernel of AIX v2,a, contentious ,move that resulted in v3 being somewhat more" pure" ( and containing no PL/1
  34. There was talk of a draft of women nurses in 1945,but nothing came of it. One, contentious ,issue involved the drafting of fathers, which was avoided as much as possible.
  35. Unlike other soaps which often used straight-to-video films to cover more, contentious ,plot lines that may not be allowed by the broadcaster, Coronation Street has
  36. Postnominal initials" B. L. ". The vast majority of Nigerian lawyers combine, contentious ,and non- contentious work, although there is a growing tendency for
  37. Have traditionally been a fused profession, arguing and preparing cases in, contentious ,matters, whereas Quebec's other type of lawyer, civil-law notaries (notaries
  38. Their win-loss records. But, during Layden's tenure, scheduling reverted to a, contentious ,affair decided during an owner' meeting each year. Layden's approach to
  39. In the past, CHOGMs have attempted to orchestrate common policies on certain, contentious ,issues and current events, with a special focus on issues affecting member
  40. Under the de facto control of another state, although this description is often, contentious , Definitions The word Colony comes from the Latin word colonia. This in turn
  41. Of the sang ha, as Ashoka had in calling a conclave to settle a number of, contentious ,issues during his reign. This development ultimately lead to a close
  42. Building development on the island (over the last 30 years or so) has been, contentious ,and in many cases is not as sympathetic to the landscape as the earlier style
  43. Of justice, vengeance and biblical forgiveness. Other treatments have been more, contentious , such as the David Gerrold-scripted" Believers ", in which alien parents would
  44. With purely passing an examination; however, certification remains a, contentious ,issue. Also, some professional certifications require a criminal record check
  45. Camp and Saunders had a good laugh when all was revealed. Personality Volatile, contentious , cynical, sarcastic,contradictory, iconoclastic,misanthropic, curmudgeonly
  46. Of March 2007,the border dispute with Guatemala remains unresolved and quite, contentious , Guatemala's claim to Belizean territory rests, in part, on the terms Clause
  47. Counterculture introspection; she was part of an encounter group that ended a, contentious ,meeting by singing" Amazing Grace" as it was the only song to which all the
  48. To help decide the case. Domestic conciliation is most commonly used to handle, contentious ,divorces, but may apply to other domestic disputes such as the annulment of a
  49. That some other candidate will win and thus that the first will not. * In, contentious ,elections with large groups of organized voters who prefer their favorite
  50. Perhaps above all others. The conclusion is enigmatic, and its analysis is, contentious , Voltaire develops no formal, systematic philosophy for the characters to adopt

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