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The priests conclude that there is common ground on even the most contentious topics that pit science versus spirituality.

However, there was nothing rasping or contentious about the interview.

An Old Man, afflicted with a family of contentious Sons, brought in a bundle of sticks and asked the young men to break it.

Byllinge and Fenwick, though turned Quakers, seem to have retained some of the contentious Cromwellian spirit of their youth.

In her appearance on our wordy and contentious stage I see the commencement of a new era of things.

"A man shouldn't speak more than twice in his first session, and not at first on too contentious a topic," said Sir Edward.