Contention
71bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ …
72bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ …
73The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses — for the Armour of Achilles is a Caroline era stage play, an interlude written by James Shirley and first published in 1659. As its title indicates, the subject of the play is a staple of the classical literature; Shirley most likely drew upon… …
74The Bone of Contention — Bigfinishbox title=The Bone of Contention series=Professor Bernice Summerfield number=5.2 writer=Simon A. Forward director=Edward Salt producer=Gary Russell set between= The Grel Escape and The Relics of Jegg Sau length=60 minutes| The Bone of… …
75The Angel of Contention — Infobox Film name = The Angel of Contention image size = caption = director = John B. O Brien producer = writer = Will Levington Comfort George Pattullo narrator = starring = Spottiswoode Aitken Lillian Gish music = cinematography = editing =… …
76bone of contention — bones of contention N COUNT If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air conditioners …
77A bone of contention — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
78Process Contention Scope — is a scheme used to map a user level thread to a kernel level one. The name is derived from the fact that the processes and threads are contending for a kernel process.The operating system decides which kernel thread to run based on a scheme… …
79Xone of Contention — infobox Book | name = Xone of Contention title orig = translator = image caption = author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet Carol Russo Design country = United States language = English series = genre = Fantasy novel… …
80A Contention for Honor and Riches — is a Caroline era stage play, a short drama or interlude written by James Shirley and first published in 1633. Generally classed as a morality play, it illustrates the continuing influence of archaic forms of drama on the relatively sophisticated …
