The authority contends that any extra revenues due the team since it moved to New Jersey in 1982 are minimal.

The authority contends that an agreement adopted during the planning stages rules out the school's use of the field.

The authority contends that the lawsuit is without merit.

The authority contends that new methods of assessment have sharply and inequitably raised its liability.

Mexico's environmental authorities stand by their original approval and contend that they complied with the law.

The authority contended that there was nothing unusual about an authority lawyer monitoring the interviews.

The authorities may contend that they demonstrate their determination to find extremists in the ranks.

But, authorities later contended, all was not neat and proper.

The authority contends that the problem appears to be limited to 23,000 homes with aging lead pipes.

The authorities contended that they were idolatrous and insulting to Islam.