What's the difference between disputed and problematical?

Disputed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Dispute

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Various metabolites of etoposide and teniposide have been identified but their detection and quantitation are disputed.
  • (2) A full-scale war is unlikely but there is clear concern in Seoul about the more realistic threat of a small-scale attack on the South Korean military or a group of islands near the countries' disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea.
  • (3) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
  • (4) The dispute is rooted in the recent erosion of many of the freedoms Egyptians won when they rose up against Mubarak in a stunning, 18-day uprising.
  • (5) The cost-cutting shakeup is being overseen by NHS England, but is already sparking a series of local political battles over the future of services, and exposes the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to fresh criticism after his controversial role in the junior doctors dispute.
  • (6) Buckingham Palace was drawn into the dispute when it was revealed that Pownall had sought advice from the Lord Chamberlain, a key officer in the royal household, on the potential misuse of the portcullis emblem due to it being the property of the Queen.
  • (7) All have territorial disputes with Beijing over the South China Sea , a route for about $4.5tn (£3.4tn) in trade that the US is concerned China wants to fully control.
  • (8) Xu, the ABP chairman, disputed any claims of impropriety, and said his company went through a “robust and thorough” tender process.
  • (9) The calls were organised after the administration unsuccessfully asked FBI officials to dispute the accuracy of stories, the Post said.
  • (10) Australian Border Force staff involved in a dispute over pay and conditions have been stood down without pay in an attempt to head off industrial action.
  • (11) Nguyen Van Hai criticised the government for its handling of tensions with China over disputed islands in the South China Sea.
  • (12) This weekend a new dispute has erupted over government proposals to hive off child protection services to companies such as Serco and G4S ; perhaps the ministers and officials behind those plans should look at the case of Sana when they come to make their final decision on the future of another vulnerable section of the population.
  • (13) A custody or visitation dispute occurred in 12 (39%) of 31 sexual abuse complaints lodged against a parent.
  • (14) It is unclear if the steps against Australian advisers have any connection to the Manus dispute.
  • (15) During a time of ongoing industrial action in response to a continuing position of contractual imposition, there is obvious and significant discontent amongst the junior doctor workforce.” Junior doctors are only willing to support the review after the current industrial dispute is resolved, the statement ends.
  • (16) The role of the macrophage in destruction of virulent treponemes is disputed.
  • (17) The Cabinet Office review was presented at the weekend as an exercise largely focused on the Unite union's strategy of leverage , a form of protest outside the homes of senior executives involved in industrial disputes.
  • (18) Construction of the academy was delayed over a dispute between the Raising Malawi charity and villagers who claimed they were not adequately compensated for land.
  • (19) However, certain principles should not be disputed, since nowadays there is hardly any doubt as to their validity.
  • (20) Palmer sought to clarify his statements on Tuesday, and said they were aimed at the company he is currently locked in a dispute with, and not the broader Chinese population.

Problematical


Definition:

  • (a.) Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Results show diet, self-control and parts of insulin-therapy to be problematic treatment components.
  • (2) Other problematic diagnoses were cancer of the head and neck and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
  • (3) Various feedback techniques have been reported of value, but their superiority to suggestion and hypnosis is still problematic.
  • (4) Villous tumors of the duodenum are rare, but treatment may be problematic because of their association with invasive adenocarcinoma.
  • (5) "It causes a great deal of concern and is very problematic for social cohesion when people find they aren't provided with any preference when they are actually in the area they have lived in for a very long time," he told the Sunday Times.
  • (6) More problematic for Brown is that he has come to embody a government sufficiently unconvinced of its own case as to risk short-changing the armed forces at the front.
  • (7) The development of gallstones following this procedure, however, has become more problematic in that further opeation becomes a real necessity.
  • (8) The findings may be of assistance in general surgical reporting of problematic cases.
  • (9) The missing output of urine is an emergency case which is problematic with regard to old patients.
  • (10) The authors describe an approach to these problematic behaviors based upon early recognition, a clinical perspective, and administrative action.
  • (11) Detection of estrus in mares is problematic in that it requires the presence (or at least facsimile acoustic or tactile stimuli) or a stallion.
  • (12) In patients with problematic CT findings, particularly children and patients with allergies to contrast media, suprasternal sonography can provide important additional information.
  • (13) CVVH is suited to individualization of ultrafiltration and solute clearance in patients with acute renal failure and volume overload, specifically when there is impaired cardiovascular function or where arterial access is problematic.
  • (14) Patients with bilateral Wilms' tumor who have local recurrence after undergoing maximum-dose multitechnique therapy are problematic.
  • (15) As he rose to speak, a BBC spokesman reiterated management's opposition to revealing stars' salaries, telling journalists: "We've been consistent in our view that revealing contractual details of BBC talent is problematic for reasons of confidentiality."
  • (16) The second, or 'discrepancy model', suggests that the adoption of modern behaviors is problematic only when the individual has limited access to economic resources.
  • (17) It would be hugely problematic for Perry if any clear evidence were to emerge that he stopped the funding because he did not want a public integrity unit, especially one led by a Democrat, probing too closely into alleged improprieties .
  • (18) It is reported about 2 patients in whom the decision on electroconvulsive therapy was rendered more problematic by proven organic defects of the brain or a seizure disease.
  • (19) #p0rn What is genuinely concerning is that Meow has an option to hide a person's age, which could be very problematic in the wrong hands.
  • (20) Documentation of bioequivalence of topical products has been problematic, and current methods are being re-evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.