serious contention

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandcontention

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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contention
noun
uk
/kənˈten.ʃən/us
/kənˈten.ʃən/
the disagreement that results from ...
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(Definition ofseriousandcontentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This ambiguity invitesseriouscontentionover who should design and teach the curriculum as well as when, where, and how it should be taught.
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If that is hisseriouscontention, what evidence is there to support it?
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If he is, we are inseriouscontentionwith him about participation.
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That is my contention, and it is aseriouscontention.
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It is a bone ofseriouscontentionamong pensioners, who consider it grossly unfair.
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That has been theseriouscontentionof people defending such sales, but it ignores the reality of how the housing market works.
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That was a matter ofseriouscontentionat the time.
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Surely this is not aseriouscontention.
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The identity of the second attacker became a point ofseriouscontentionduring the trial and appeals.
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The status of these post factum seasons (1902-1904, 1906-1915, and 1917-1919) is a point ofseriouscontentionfor statisticians and historians.
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After a slow start they were inseriouscontentionfor a top-six finish for much of the second half of the season.
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He used a somewhat negative advertising campaign that seemed to have the intended initial effect of boosting him toseriouscontention.
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We ought not to try to support serious contentions by such ludicrous arguments.
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