disputed issue

collocation in English

meaningsofdisputedandissue

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disputed
adjective
uk
/dɪˈspjuː.tɪd/us
/dɪˈspjuː.t̬ɪd/
used to describe something that is the subject of disagreement, especially official or ...
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issue
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪʃ.uː/us
/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofdisputedandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In fact, the proprietorship of churches and schools was itself an oftendisputedissueamong communities.
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It has to be remembered that what we are considering here is litigation—a contest between two sides on adisputedissue.
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That is adisputedissueof such importance that it should be considered by an independent public inquiry.
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Unfortunately, it is a muchdisputedissue.
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Most libel actions are in connection with a highlydisputedissueof fact.
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That is adisputedissue.
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This point of view came to be adisputedissuewithin the feminist movement of the time.
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New research has expanded the discussion on thisdisputedissue.
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The existence of diquarks inside the nucleons is adisputedissue, but it helps to explain some nucleon properties and to reproduce experimental data sensitive to the nucleon structure.
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Stafford manages this difficult task superbly and has produced a book that is delightful to read and outlines with great clarity the many often involved and disputed issues.
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Hart, which leads a number of disputed issues into the long grass of legal research?
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Among the disputed issues are the relationships between a workers' state (of any type), and a planned economy.
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One of the major disputed issues was the process by which such a constitution would be adopted.
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These controversial passages are not the basis for disputed issues of doctrine, but tend to be additional stories or snippets of phrases.
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Highly paid players were seen as the ones most affected by the disputed issues, rather than the union's membership as a whole.
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By contrast, in conventional arbitration, parties are more likely to call on the arbitrator to decide disputed issues by crafting a reasonable, middle-ground award.
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Both mediation and conciliation work to identify the disputed issues and to generate options that help disputants reach a mutually satisfactory resolution.
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While there are disputed issues between the two nations, relations are close and the two countries share the world's longest undefended border.
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He intervened only when necessary to settle disputed issues.
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Many disputed issues raised during his administration have not been resolved.
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