contending parties

Now, the question who should be the Queen's husband had given rise to a great deal of discussion, and to several contending parties.

Half the battle of understanding Lebanon is merely being able to tell who's who among the contending parties.

Minor cases are settled by family elders from both contending parties.

They can also be called upon to mediate between contending parties at moments of political crisis.

Such cases are to be decided by the general value of the contending parties in the scale of Nature.

These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties.

"It is the Chairman's job to encourage the meeting of contending parties and to work for a compromise.

There was some violence between the contending parties.

The resources position of the contending parties must be examined and the sources of their funds.

The Commissioners will not hold the security and the arrangements will be a private matter between the contending parties.

Amongst the contending parties, there were two major coalitions.

On the spending side, the contending parties appear close enough to make a deal on military cuts for fiscal 1991.

Water management and control could well play a part in future resource wars between contending parties desiring scarce resources.

But apparently it was not in the interest of the contending parties to have their discussions aired in the press.

As for the trademark, the United States has awarded ownership rights to several hundred contending parties.

In just this way, the contending parties of tradition pull at the writers of histories.

As Goldberger tells the tale, the contending parties did not easily budge.

Magnus would participate in battles or mediate between the contending parties.

As a result a dispute arose between contending parties as to who should benefit from the grant.

Ms. Malarkey's ending involves a kind of showdown among the contending parties.

Such protected areas were sanctuaries, or places where contending parties could settle disputes peacefully.

This half-hour pilot for a series called "Common Ground" was meant to find some accommodation between the contending parties.

The two contending parties are Elian's father and the father's relatives in Miami, with whom the boy now lives.

The contending parties came to unhappy ends.

In my opinion, the proper boundaries in this subject have seldom been fixed between the contending parties.