Some contentious environmental provisions regarding Alaska were also scaled back, aides said.

But it is the limits on death row appeals that are among the most significant and contentious provisions of the legislation.

The most contentious provision is his proposal to restrict current tax breaks for employee stock ownership plans.

The most contentious provision of the legislation attempts to ease the way for a company to issue predictions about future performance.

He accused Republicans of adding "contentious and extraneous provisions" to the bill.

But the most contentious provision of the bill is the immunity it confers on airlines.

This resale royalty is probably the most contentious provision of the bill, because it involves money.

Democrats and conservation groups were also pressing to eliminate some contentious environmental provisions.

Mr. Murkowski also said he would find creative ways to get the contentious provision passed.

Politically, then, we were in the right, as proved by the fact that the French Government eventually withdrew the most contentious provision.