41.   That schedule leaves little time for such contentious debates and votes as the battle to store high-level nuclear waste at a short-term site in southern Nevada.

42.   That agreement comes on the heels of the settlement of a contentious debate over rent stabilization in New York City.

43.   The accomplishment has no direct implication for the contentious debate over whether cloning humans should be attempted or permitted.

44.   The campaign generated contentious debate over its unconventional content, which attempted to appeal to younger consumers with offbeat entertainment rather than product pitches.

45.   The candidates for the office of public advocate met Thursday night in a contentious debate largely highlighted by dueling charges of political opportunism.

46.   The Columbia conference comes in the aftermath of a year in which rats repeatedly surfaced as the focus of contentious debate at City Hall.

47.   The case gives the Supreme Court a platform in the increasingly contentious debate on Capitol Hill and across the nation over welfare reform.

48.   The danger is that the core issues in the bill might get sidestepped if the addition produces particularly contentious debate.

49.   The House and Senate approved different gun-control bills after contentious debates last year.

50.   The House and Senate approved different gun control bills after contentious debates last year.