turn back, rerout, contentious, down the decades

Prime Time for Paul Ryan’s Other Guru

By ADAM DAVIDSON

(The one that’s not Ayn Rand.) Many of Paul D. Ryan’s proposals have roots in Friedrich von Hayek’s contentious views.

Obama Turns Some Powers of Education Back to States
By SAM DILLON

With his declaration that he would waive the most contentious provisions of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, President Obama rerouted a decade of federal influence.

Stuck for something to wear to a Christmas party? Women can't go wrong with the little black dress says Katya Foreman - a design classic that's never out of style and has been reinvented by designers down the decades.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131209-the-dress-thats-always-in-style

turn back

1. Reverse one's direction, as in We had to turn back earlier than expected. [First half of 1500s]
2. Drive someone back or away, as in They turned back anyone who didn't have an invitation, or Our forces soon turned back the enemy. [First half of 1500s]
3. Fold down, as in Turn back the page you're on to keep your place in the magazine. [Second half of 1800s] Also see turn one's back on.

contentious[con・ten・tious]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[kənténʃəs]
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[形]((形式))

1 〈人が〉論争［けんか］好きの.

2 〈問題などが〉議論［異論］を起こす［のある］；《法律》係争の.

con・ten・tious・ly

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con・ten・tious・ness

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