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词汇 example_english_source-of-contention
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source of contention

collocation in English

meanings of sourceand contention


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source
noun[C]
uk /sɔːs/ us /sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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contention
noun
uk /kənˈten.ʃən/ us /kənˈten.tʃən/
the disagreement that results from ...
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Examples of source of contention


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Here we combine historical and geographical research methods to investigate a neglected sourceofcontention-that of property held by the church.
Multiple interpretations and understandings of the terms involvement and participation by different agencies are a sourceofcontention.
Logically a single shared task pool is used, but this will inevitably become a sourceofcontention in a largescale system if implemented as a single queue.
This a conceptual presupposition of the ver y idea of a rule of recognition, and is thus not the sourceofcontention among any participants to the discussion.
Whether to engage in attempts to influence public needs talk has been, and remains, a sourceofcontention within the diverse elements of the women's movement.
It seems that things are not going smoothly with this dam which has long been a sourceofcontention.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is not desirable that these churchyards should go on being, as, unhappily, they have been in the past, a sourceofcontention.
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There are now problems with four-wheel-drive vehicles on bridleways—a great sourceofcontention.
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The financial implications are—and are likely to remain—a major sourceofcontention, but they cannot be brushed aside: they must be tackled.
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Moreover, parking grievances are often the sourceofcontention between tenants and harassed estate officers seeking to enforce parking restrictions.
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Milk powder is another sourceofcontention in the farming industry at the moment.
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It has not been a sourceofcontention.
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Local government finance has been a strong sourceofcontention for a very long time.
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This matter will probably always be a sourceofcontention.
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That is a sourceofcontention.
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This had been a sourceofcontention for some time.
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As southern structures were either ruined or rebuilt, restoration of their original outlook has been a sourceofcontention between art historians.
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Though a sourceofcontention, there appear to be three current streams of inquiry: neurophysiology, social psychology and cognitive behaviorism.
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The song's lyrics proved a major sourceofcontention.
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From the inception of the district, the question of where to locate its headquarters has been a sourceofcontention.
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