| When asked to comment on the often-reported contentiousness between doctors and sales reps, Crocker takes a psychodynamic approach. |
| The contentiousness came to a head just before the primary, when the two candidates met in the street and engaged in a half-hour verbal slugfest. |
| By contrast, veto messages by their very nature involve disagreement and may, in some instances at least, slip over into contentiousness. |
| Since then, interest in the question has continued with an undiminished level of unsettled contentiousness. |
| Rather, his competence would be questioned for allowing so much contentiousness to exist on his patch. |
| Both generally disagree with conservatism and the President causing the council to be troubled by internal contentiousness. |
