Sentences with phrase «context of a firestorm»

President Wild's statement was made in the context of a firestorm generated by the offer of a seven - figure gift if the university would revert to a nickname formerly used for its athletic teams.

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Honestly, I suspect the practice (though potentially offensive in any context) only really became the subject of a firestorm because the church's baptism «projects» involved already sensitive territory, like the Holocaust.

The firestorm over standardized testing in the K - 12 accountability system that has been building in Texas for over two years is coming to a major showdown, and the primary context of the debate is now House Bill 5, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 145 - 2 and, after several amendments, was passed by the Senate unanimously.

The firestorm over standardized testing in the K - 12 accountability system that has been building in Texas for over two years is coming to a major showdown, and the primary context of the debate is with House Bill 5, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 145 - 2 and was passed out of the -LSB-...]