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What is a bone of contention?

What is a bone of contention? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached
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The community group said although they are no strangers to the struggle for technology, equality remains a major bone of contention.
The issue has been a bone of contention for several years between Mid West farmers and State Government authorities.
The issue has become a serious bone of contention between the union and the management.
Race relations in the USA continue to be a hot topic and a bone of contention for many American writers.
Bank charges are a continual bone of contention between bankers and depositors.
Sometime ago, the first point was a serious bone of contention with some opponents of Australian government policy on East Timor.

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