contention

[kənˈtenʃn]

Definition:
1. A point asserted as part of an argument.
2. A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.
3. The act of competing as for profit or a prize.

Use 'contention' in a sentence:

1. We concede a couple of points in your contentions.
2. What is the real bone of contention?
3. Query Cost Optimization Model Based on Remote Server Contention States Over the Internet.
4. The major issue of contention concerns property rights.
5. I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
6. The island has been a bone of contention between our two countries.
7. Truth does not fear contention. The more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes.
8. However, the reduced contention does not come for free.
9. No other European nation sipped tea like the British, which, by Macfarlanes logic, pushed these other countries out of contention for the revolution.
10. The pay increase is the key point of contention.
11. The future of tourism is another point of contention.
12. Services then need to be load balanced to avoid contention.
13. No resource contention means most threading problems go away.
14. Study on a Priority Based Contention Resolution for Optical Burst Switching Networks.
15. A particular source of contention is plans to privatise state-run companies.
16. I strongly oppose that contention.
17. They generally tried to avoid subjects of contention between them.
18. This is a major point of contention.
19. We identify these two cases as Contention Time and Wait Time respectively.
20. Online booking is one particular bone of contention.
21. Avoid contention on datastore entities.
22. Truth does not fear contention.
23. His case has become a source of contention between civil liberties activists and the government.
24. Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
25. Children, of course, can be a big source of contention.
26. The study of English requires effort and contention of mind.
27. Additionally, it offers far better performance under heavy contention.
28. Solve problems and eliminate differences through discussion and contention.
29. Why contention is such a problem?
30. Only three teams are now in contention for the title.
31. Again, this is to avoid potential resource contention issues.
32. The different methods of extraction effect on contention of organic acids.
33. Even if true, this evidence does not refute the contention that editors should bear some of the blame for the reductions, unless editors are merely passive instruments responding to reader interest.
34. The subject remains a source of great contention in the family.
35. Another area of contention is land reform.
36. Contention is better than loneliness.
37. Having a single thread pool could cause significant lock contention.
38. In the 1980's, however, Bakker's contention began to be questioned, as a number of scientists found growth rings in the bones of various dinosaurs that are much like those in modern reptiles.
39. The first lane is Time, indicating when this lock contention occurs.
40. Three players are in contention to win the title.
41. Whether Mithen's explanation is satisfactory is open to contention, and some authors have recently emphasized the importance of other factors.
42. It is my contention that death and murder always lurk as potentials in violent relationships.
43. There was much contention about the proposed city subway system.
44. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
45. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
46. Explicit corporate values, for example, produced a greater percentage of decisions that were stressful due to value contention.
47. Although explicit values created more value contention, they were nonetheless more likely to produce flexible, well-reasoned decisions.
48. This is an extreme example again, but it shows that the scheduling overhead of contention is not trivial.
49. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
50. Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention.
51. I would reject that contention.
52. It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.
53. One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.