This evidence of warfare, conflict, and cannibalism is hotly debated by some scholars and interest groups.

A scholarly consensus has not yet been reached on the origin of the historic Achaeans relative to the Homeric Achaeans, and is still hotly debated.

However the exact relationship of the term Ahhiyawa to the Achaeans beyond a similarity in pronunciation is hotly debated by scholars, even following the discovery that Mycenaean Linear B is an early form of Greek ; the earlier debate was summed up in 1984 by Hans G. Güterbock of the Oriental Institute.

To what extent language's features are determined by genes, a hotly debated dichotomy in linguistics, has had new light shed upon it by the discovery of the FoxP2-gene.

This is a hotly debated area of paleoanthropology.

The roles of kindling and excitotoxicity, if any, in human epilepsy are currently hotly debated.

From at least the days of the Greek Philosophers, the relationship between faith and reason has been hotly debated.

The second passage is 1 Cor 14: 34 – 35 which has been hotly debated.

England took the lead in extra time with that hotly debated second goal from Hurst.

Goldziher writes, in his Mohammedan Studies: "... it is not surprising that, among the hotly debated controversial issues of Islam, whether political or doctrinal, there is not one in which the champions of the various views are unable to cite a number of traditions, all equipped with imposing isnads ".

Dead pixel policies are often hotly debated between manufacturers and customers.

The tradeoffs between application backward compatibility vs CPU performance are hotly debated by CPU design engineers.

The question of who was to succeed Karmal was hotly debated, but Gorbachev supported Najibullah.

The causes of the variation of < sup > 20 </ sup > Ne in the Earth have thus been hotly debated.

The use of vernacular language, favoured by Pius XII, was hotly debated at his time.

The SPR was the first organisation of its kind in the world, its stated purpose being " to approach these varied problems without prejudice or prepossession of any kind, and in the same spirit of exact and unimpassioned enquiry which has enabled science to solve so many problems, once not less obscure nor less hotly debated.

A Media Operators Bill and constitutional amendment, intended to restrict media freedom in Tonga, was hotly debated in 2003.

The role of the bombings in the surrender of Japan, the ethical justification of the US for using them, as well as their strategic importance, is still hotly debated.

The probable causes of the Great Depression include the loose money policies of the Federal Reserve during the latter 1920s and the consequent misallocation of capital based on easy and inexpensive credit, although this is still hotly debated.

The origins and evolutionary relationships between the three main groups of amphibians is hotly debated.

The reasons for this have been hotly debated, and may include social and cultural disruption caused by the Musket Wars and European contact.

Reconstruction was a hotly debated issue in the Union.

The cause of this population movement is hotly debated and disputed by each side.

For instance, the definition and ontology of economics ( also sometimes called the political economy ) is hotly debated especially in Marxist economics where it is a primary concern, but also in other subfields.

Traffic gridlock was one of the reasons why a plan for a major new Westfield Group shopping centre near the railway line was hotly contested by the Newmarket Protection Society, a group composed mostly of residents and some local business owners.

Stukley then devised a plan for a colony in Florida, at the time hotly contested by rival Spanish and French settlers ( see Spanish Florida ).

In a hotly contested auction, such as for the important attribute of warfare, the most valuable skill is the ability to force one's opponents to back down.

This dispute was hotly contested by all concerned who felt passionately for their cause, and the case caused minor waves within punk circles.

Captured in 1511, Malacca became the springboard for further eastward penetration ; several years later the first trading posts were established in the Moluccas, or " Spice Islands ," which was the source for some of the world's most hotly demanded spices.

Macpherson promoted a Scottish origin for the material, and was hotly opposed by Irish historians who felt that their heritage was being appropriated.

The 2006 presidential election was hotly contested, with Mwanawasa being re-elected by a clear margin over principle challengers Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front and Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development.

McCarthy's so-called " witch hunt ", combined with national tension and weariness after two years of bloody stalemate in the Korean War, the Communist Revolution in China, the 1949 Soviet acquisition of nuclear weapons, and the early-1950s recession, set the stage for a hotly fought presidential contest.

While the debate remains hotly disputed, it is therefore not surprising that a comprehensive review of published studies of gun control, released in November 2004 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was unable to determine any reliable statistically significant effect resulting from such laws, although the authors suggest that further study may provide more conclusive information.

However, this analysis, often identified with Karl Wittfogel's theories on the Asiatic mode of production, is hotly contested, and few archaeologists or historians today accept it as a sufficient explanation for the first cities.

Whether or not universities actually do conform to such statutory obligations, and if, for example, the code of practice of the NUS ( National Union of Students ) is followed when determining the make-up of such bodies is a hotly contested and ambiguous matter.

The election campaign raged hotly for several months, culminating in Lenzi's ouster.

The initial landings of US Marines on August 7, 1942 secured the airfield without too much difficulty, but holding the airfield for the next six months was one of the most hotly contested campaigns in the entire war for the control of ground, sea and skies.

In 1940, Watford City won a hotly contested campaign for county seat, defeating Alexander and Arnegard and taking the prize from Schafer.

The question of division was hotly contested, resulting in 109 votes for to 91 against the proposition.

In the ensuing Battle of Bibracte, the Celts and Romans fought for the better part of the day in a hotly contested battle with the Romans eventually gaining victory after hours of hard fighting.

Caretas contentions were hotly contested in the Peruvian media ; the magazine Sí, for instance, described the allegations as " pathetic " and " a dark page for journalism ".

The bidding process for the 2012 Olympics was considered one of the most hotly contested in the history of the IOC.

Development and production costs for the Pacer and Matador Coupe drained capital which might otherwise have been invested in updating the more popular Hornet and Gremlin lines, so that towards the end of the 1970s the company faced the growing energy crisis with aged products that were uncompetitive in hotly contested markets.

Proponents of this theory will often further defend it with a ( hotly debated ) claim that while Ridgebacks are versatile and use all their senses, their first and strongest inclination is to find game by sight — which itself is considered normal for dogs of any type, when the game is actually in sight.