The PKK has long been a bone of contention between both sides and prevented economic cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

In the early years of the English Revolution, one of the hottest flash points of political contention was the degree of appropriate state involvement in the church.

在英国革命的早年，政治诉求中非常迫切的一点就是,政府在宗教管理中适当参与的程度。

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It's kind of my contention that it's actually hurting financial institutions.

在我看来,这其实是在伤害金融机构。

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One of the main points of contention between the Maoists and other political parties is the future of about who are currently confined in U.N.-supervised camps.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Another bitter point of contention is the former president's decision to have young Ukrainians learn about the so-called Holodomor, a Kremlin-inspired famine more than 75 years ago that was aimed at collectivizing Soviet agriculture.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17