One of the most contentious elements is coming up; a cap on total benefits per family.

The Assembly failed to produce bills on the most contentious elements of the budget - taxes and aid to local governments.

What took place that evening, Oct. 30, 1996, is the most contentious element in this court-martial.

The most contentious element of the budget may prove to be military spending, which under the plan will increase $1.56 billion, or 5.2 percent.

But what to do about the unrestricted donations to the parties, called soft money, is probably the most contentious element on the table.

The aides said the most contentious elements of a bill adopted by the House last summer were eliminated.

But the subcommittee is taking the first actual votes on many of the most contentious elements in the debate.

Sea-level rise has been a particularly contentious element in the debate over global warming.

This particular issue forms one of the contentious elements in the discussions about a Social Charter.

It also covers many of the most contentious elements of the budget fight, including spending on local schools, health care and welfare.