Bettencourt 's money was contested long before sarkozy entered the picture .

贝当古的财产早在萨科齐涉案前就具有争议性。

Even with more goodwill , this exercise would be contested .

就算有更多善意，这场争夺也会很激烈。

Inevitably the comparisons can be contested .

当然这种比较是具有竞争性的。

But the vision is contested .

但这种想法颇具争议。

At the root of the region 's tensions are contested versions of history .

植根于该地区紧张关系深处的是充满争议的历史观。