11.   The numbers of acute beds that a service needs has long been a contentious issue.

12.   The ultimate determinants of real investment, whether by foreign or domestic firms, remain a contentious issue in economic theory.

13.   Whatever the eventual outcome of this contentious issue, it is not likely to be resolved in the near future.

14.   With so much hype surrounding the Internet and its potential for commercial opportunities, Market research has been a contentious issue.

15.   Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.

16.   The Philippine side described this development as a breakthrough, since the current agreement contained contentious issues.

17.   The talks centred on the contentious issue of Jerusalem and the status of its inhabitants.

18.   Other contentious issues involved US proposals to exempt key service sectors, including shipping and telecommunications, from freer trade rules.

19.   We can now build on the techniques presented in the last section to examine two contentious issues in investment finance.

20.   If that is the new strategy, health care must wait for settlement of the most contentious issues on the national agenda, taxes, and spending reductions.