Controversy
Meanings and phrases
controversy
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; contention; contestation; disputation; disceptation; tilt; argument; arguing
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- Harbaugh caused controversy when he guaranteed a victory over Ohio State in 1986.
- The video also caused minor controversy when scenes contained two women tongue kiss.
- The photographs stirred discussion and controversy when they were first exhibited in New York.
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- The song caused controversy for dissing Aggro Berlin.
- This article was reprinted in 1930 and caused controversy.
- It caused controversy and was replaced by the image of a cat.
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- There was some controversy surrounding the auction.
- There was some controversy surrounding the song.
- There is some controversy surrounding the term Celts.
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- This clash of opinions has sparked much controversy.
- Hun Sen and his government have seen much controversy.
- The development of Bunker Hill caused much controversy.
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- They continue to be the subject of controversy, e.g.
- TCM has been the subject of controversy within China.
- It was a subject of controversy for its violent content.
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- Simwala's glory days were not without controversy.
- Reception of the work was not without controversy.
- James' personal life has not been without controversy.
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- The change, however, stirred up much controversy among candidates.
- Himes as a rookie general manager generated controversy among players.
- This arrangement sparked controversy among certain groups in San Diego.
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- There is a controversy regarding whether Jesus himself claimed to be divine.
- It represented a great controversy regarding the double morality of society.
- There is controversy regarding how the records of 1887 should be interpreted.
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- A controversy arose over the writing credits on "Irreplaceable".
- Soon a controversy arose as to whom such a monumental discovery should be credited.
- In December 2005, controversy arose over the Intercounty Connector's proposed toll rate.
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- The book created considerable controversy in the UK.
- His presence generated considerable controversy.
- The incident caused considerable controversy.
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- However, this disaster sparked controversy about this law.
- The project sparked controversy in the field of architecture.
- The play sparked controversy in the United Kingdom in December 2004.
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- The incident generated controversy in the local press.
- The band's real name generated controversy.
- The ending was unpopular, however, and generated controversy.
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- Maasinhon's win caused some controversy, however.
- This caused some controversy, and Kumar was penalised and remanded.
- It featured live simulated sex and audience interaction that caused some controversy.
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- This decision caused a controversy between France and Turkey.
- This opened up some controversy between divers and the scientific community at the time.
- The transferral of the Hlučín Region sparked controversy between Germans, Czechs and Poles.
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- Simwala's glory days were not without controversy.
- Reception of the work was not without controversy.
- The closure of Chanel College was not without controversy.
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- It also generated some controversy due to her racy outfits.
- This song generated substantial controversy due to the verse "Você pode fumar baseado".
- The project had caused controversy due to the amount of hazardous waste that was being created.
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- This would not be the last time that the band attracted controversy with its album covers.
- UCI attracted controversy in February 2010 when students disrupted a lecture by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren.
- In 1888, the band attracted controversy when it refused to perform at multiple events unless they were given adequate pay.
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- The announcement led to major political controversy.
- The tour was highly successful but mired in political controversy.
- Most investigations made by "Periodismo para todos" generated political controversy.
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- His large severance pay also created controversy.
- The decision thus created controversy.
- Both the silo building itself and the design created controversy.
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- Environmental law is a continuing source of controversy.
- However, oil production is becoming a source of controversy.
- The Erfurt Theater has been a source of controversy recently.
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- The election brought some controversy because one candidate, Michael Barlowe, was openly gay.
- However this epistle is not without controversy because there is no evidence of a Greek text.
- Redler applied for membership in the party, which fueled controversy because of her past activities.
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- TCM has been the subject of controversy within China.
- There are two main areas of controversy within nutrition psychology.
- The policy has been the subject of some controversy within the press.
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- The great controversy will be ended and sin will be no more.
- This was never proven and is still a subject of great controversy.
- It represented a great controversy regarding the double morality of society.
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- The orthography reform of 1996 led to public controversy and considerable dispute.
- The program was the subject of public controversy for its cost to American taxpayers.
- Plans for a redesigned interior added during the Calderón administration added fuel to the intense public controversy.
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- The film has received positive reviews but had a controversy during production.
- Nun's Well became the focus of controversy during the 2010-2011 restoration of the site.
- A major controversy during her tenure as mayor was around the decision to build a trash incinerator in Chester.
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- However, the latter was removed in 2013 after significant controversy.
- The debate over Darwin's ideas did not generate significant controversy in China.
- A significant controversy happened over the paper and "Nature"s unprecedented notice.
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- Minister in 2014, controversy erupted over his educational qualification.
- Shortly thereafter, the U.S. media picked up the story and controversy erupted.
- When the Kikuyu controversy erupted in 1913 Henson once again found himself at odds with Gore.
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- I didn't expect that it would snowball into a major controversy", Sablok said.
- Because it was such so different, there was major controversy as to who created the five course guitar.
- A major controversy during her tenure as mayor was around the decision to build a trash incinerator in Chester.
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-  Her blog post about a yellowface production of The Mikado started a protest and led to further controversy.
- "Bismillah" was considered as an early working title for the film, but was not considered as the final title to avoid further controversy.
- In 1995, there was further controversy when in 1995 the former B&W vice president and chemical researcher Jeffrey Wigand defected from the company.
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- Slapping is a subject of minor controversy in the bluegrass scene.
- The video also caused minor controversy when scenes contained two women tongue kiss.
- Agnew was involved in a minor controversy regarding an appearance by Lily Allen on "Test Match Special" in 2009.
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- The article also detailed the controversy around his funeral.
- There is controversy around the notion that 'themes emerge' from data.
- The controversy around the public disclosure of sensitive information is not new.
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- The club, created in 2007, has stirred controversy within the Orange County, CA community.
- The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the UK, US and elsewhere.
- As a result, Rumsfeld stirred controversy as to whether the forces that did invade Iraq were enough in size.
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- The Ambition and Not Dressing Women campaigns also courted controversy.
- Many guests which the Phil has invited over the years have courted controversy.
- Heart Attack Grill has deliberately courted controversy as a marketing strategy.
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- There is some controversy over whether tool use represents a higher level of physical cognition.
- The controversy over whether the game should have been played without fans did not end with the game.
- There has been some controversy over whether the Disavow tool has any effect when manipulation has taken place over many years.
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- Between 1916 and 1919, Bénédite became embroiled in controversy.
- Diderot returned to his efforts only to be constantly embroiled in controversy.
- In 2011 Kien was embroiled in controversy when he led the charge to pull clubs out of the Vietnamese football V-League.
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- Its popularity has led to controversy in both countries.
- Some musicals have used prerecorded backing track music for shows, which has led to controversy.
- This in turn led to controversy as his selection was questioned by the media on the basis of a net performance.
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- In 2009, a controversy involving Nokubo negatively affected his career.
- In May 2010 Greenberg was linked to a controversy involving White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
- A controversy involving whether the band was to be taken as a serious rock group developed among critics and fans.
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- Harbaugh caused controversy when he guaranteed a victory over Ohio State in 1986.
- Zero caused controversy when issue 31 included a playable demo of "Cover Girl Poker" on the cover disk.
- In 2005 Vera caused controversy when appearing on the cover of Época magazine with the title "I Did Abortion".