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Moreover, this bill was thought to be so uncontroversial that a House Democrat moved to suspend the normal voting rules, a step typically reserved to quickly pass legislation deemed non-contentious.
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Moreover, this bill was thought to be so uncontroversial that a House Democrat moved to suspend the normal voting rules, a step typically reserved to quickly pass legislation deemed non-contentious.
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It is mostly scripted with large amounts of time deliberately devoted to issues that must be non-contentious.
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It is mostly scripted with large amounts of time deliberately devoted to issues that must be non-contentious.
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Moreover, this bill was thought to be so uncontroversial that a House Democrat moved to suspend the normal voting rules, a step typically reserved to quickly pass legislation deemed non-contentious.
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So why should polygamists changing their arguments suddenly cause such laws to disappear or become non-contentious?
How do Political Beliefs Change?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This impasse is exactly what will lead to the birth of the phrase "Avoided Deforestation" -- a non-contentious, unproblematic term for how to negotiate the future's directly competing industrial and environmental interests.
Matthew Owen: Merriam-Webster's Word of 20...12: "Avoided Deforestation" 2009
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My own take on the reliability of Wikipedia articles is consistent with that suggested by some of the commenters: articles on non-contentious topics are usually accurate; articles on highly contentious articles are usually accurate on basic facts, but can be subject to bias and dispute with respect to the matters in controversy.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Wikipedia: Some Concluding Thoughts and an Invitation: 2009
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The Judicial Matters Amendment Bill is a so-called "omnibus" bill, which seeks to amend numerous provisions in various Acts which do not require individual amendment Acts. The majority of the amendments contained in the bill are of a technical and non-contentious nature.
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“I prefer to work those things out in a non-contentious way, casually, as opportunity will amply present itself in the coming year.”
Archive 2008-09-01 Mary L. Dudziak 2008
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