31.   Among the contentious issues cited by Bettman and Goodenow are revenue-sharing plans, salary formulas for rookies, salary arbitration for veterans and free agency.

32.   An internal Andersen memo suggests that may have happened on one contentious accounting issue involving audits at Enron.

33.   Among the more contentious issues in this regard is the disparity in sentencing in crack cocaine cases.

34.   And a contentious issue with wide-ranging precedents is about to split open.

35.   And global warming remains a contentious political issue.

36.   And his decision left the fate of an always contentious political issue in the hands of three Republican-appointed federal judges.

37.   And Republican leaders have begun hinting that they expect President Clinton to compromise on a handful of other contentious issues in return for Republican votes for fast track.

38.   And while he said he expected a quick settlement of the legal issues, the history of such contentious issues suggests otherwise.

39.   Another contentious issue on the agenda, whether nations should pay reparations for slavery, was less of an obstacle, he said.

40.   Another contentious issue that has cut across party lines is how large a role conservation should play in farm policy.