The phrase
"considerable controversy" means that there is a lot of disagreement or argumentation regarding a particular topic or issue.
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There is
considerable controversy over which form of psychotherapy is most effective, and more specifically, which types of therapy are optimal for treating which sorts of problems.
Also, some would consider subsidies for biofuels, such as ethanol, as falling within this category of climate - friendly subsidies, but clearly that is a matter
of considerable controversy.
The subject of the work, and its execution, caused
considerable controversy in New York, with Rudolph Giuliani — then Mayor of New York City — describing Ofili's work as «sick».
The «hockey stick» curve showing reconstructed temperature data over the last 1000 years — with recent temperatures rising sharply —
attracted considerable controversy when it was published in 1999 and included in the IPCC 2001 report.
Every Quentin Tarantino film has been greeted
with considerable controversy and critical scrutiny, with arguments concerning each new release ranging wider and raging more contentious.
This latter practice became the subject of
considerable controversy after the arrest and conviction of Heastie's predecessor, Sheldon Silver, one year ago.
De Palma's earlier 80s films ---- Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), and Scarface (1983)---- were hit - and - miss at the box office but each drew
considerable controversy for their violent content and exploitation elements.
The range of exemptions proposed and the breadth of grounds on which information might be withheld caused
considerable controversy during consultations and the passage of the Bill.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER Interjecting himself into a federal law enforcement action that has
stirred considerable controversy in the LGBT community, US Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, an out gay upstate Democrat, has written to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Loretta Lynch questioning the motivations and priorities behind a 2015 raid -LSB-...]
But then it is directed by Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch film - maker who back in the Nineties showed how brilliant he could be with Total Recall but then went on to
court considerable controversy with both Basic Instinct and Showgirls.
Even before it hit screens, The Ridiculous 6, Adam Sandler's first film in his four - movie deal with Netflix came
under considerable controversy as many of the Native American actors cast in the film walked off the set, objecting to the film's outdated stereotypes and offensive jokes at the expense of their people.
His versions of Andy Warhol's soup cans, Jasper Johns» flags, Frank Stella's black paintings, and countless more works by Roy Lichtenstein, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, and Constantin Brancusi — all pocket - sized to evoke the intimacy of the model trains he loved as a child —
incited considerable controversy.
The first dream sequence, occurring shortly after he has joined up with the Wehrmacht as a Russian - German translator, takes place inside a church where Hitler and Stalin are shown gleefully dancing together to a light piano arrangement of «Deutschland über Alles» — an ironic, absurdist image which
attracted considerable controversy in both Germany and Poland despite being taken from dreams remembered by the real Solly.
The administration's turnover comes at a time when there is
considerable controversy over education issues in New York, particularly regarding the teacher evaluations, the Common Core standards, charter schools, school aid and a state - mandated property - tax cap.
The news and informational website had caused
considerable controversy after Bitcoin Cash had come into existence, choosing to prioritize information about that hard fork over Bitcoin itself.
«While process - based measures have given rise to
considerable controversy within the WTO law and scholarship, this debates has remained largely absent in the EU context... this is surprising because similarly to the WTO, the EU seeks to liberalize trade among its constituent members via provisions that prohibit restrictions on trade while at the same time permit trade restrictions for legitimate public interest purposes.»
The Hugo Young Papers took the «political book of the year» award, beating Cherie Blair's autobiography - which
caused considerable controversy on its release - and Prezza: My Story, the biography of former deputy prime minister John Prescott, in which he discussed his battle with bulimia.
... Google Glass, which has been the focus
of considerable controversy, went on sale Tuesday — for one day only — at US$ 1,500, with Android KitKat and new features that include improved battery life, photo bundles, photo replies and voice command sorting.