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Sentence count:189+12Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: argumentdisputequarrelSimilar words: controversialcontrolout of controlcontrol groupunder controlbeyond controlon the contraryoverseeMeaning: ['kɒntrəvɜːsɪ]  n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. 
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91. Rapeman duly foundered - worldwide, it must be said - and then Steve moved into an area of similar controversy.
92. What's more, the growing climate of controversy surrounding punk had aroused Branson's instincts.
93. But since the controversy is still very much alive, it seems advisable to take a new look at this issue.
94. The controversy surrounding the film was doubtless a contributory factor to Hollywood's subsequent avoidance of the subject.
95. Whether it was the very controversy surrounding the habeas issue that fueled his interest can not be said.
96. The justification for Gloucester's assumption of power confused contemporaries and has continued to arouse controversy.
97. The issue engendered controversy.
98. Political Pluralism and the Media Media analysis often arouses controversy, not just about the findings themselves but about their policy implications.
99. Introduction Prior to the recent controversy over the transfer of arms, little international attention was devoted to Sierra Leone.
100. The controversy was so deep that an appeal was made to Rome by the combatants.
101. It is compatible with the canon of artistic detachment, but it can cause controversy.
102. Not surprisingly, the building of branch lines and the provision of freight sidings never failed to create controversy.
103. A serious controversy arose when the Wawne clergy decided that all the burials from Sutton should take place at Wawne.
104. At all costs we must avoid appearing to want attention and to cause controversy.
105. The change depended upon changes in the wider context of controversy, which provoked the development of formerly implicit attitudinal aspects.
106. On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the Lower Court's ruling, but not without some controversy.
107. The controversy has led other law enforcement agencies to take another look at the chile pepper extract.
108. The case of smoking and alcohol abuse illustrates the controversy.
109. The Senate's add-ons to the proposed budget are likely to cause controversy.
110. The about-face came quickly, though not easily and not without controversy.
111. Much controversy has surrounded Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb.
112. The move, disclosed by health chiefs, is likely to create controversy after the outcry over school league tables.
113. The controversy ran contemporaneous with a delicate question of authority.
114. Researchers who speak plainly are likely to find themselves embroiled in controversy and accused of unscientific bias.
115. Below turning to the Gobitis Case, however, it is desirable to notice certain characteristics by which this controversy is distinguished.
116. One assumes other factors were at work, perhaps clinical depression,[Sentence dictionary] so that the medal controversy precipitated his decision.
117. Still, the press jumped on the pygmy owl angle, splashing headlines about the controversy across the top of both dailies.
118. It emerged in public consciousness as a reaction to Charles Darwin and the evolution controversy.
119. Jones International, a for-profit university, recently caused controversy by gaining full degree accreditation.
120. That job was completed, but not without Hart expressing his views on the Santa Rita controversy to a few company bosses.
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