Sentences with phrase «to prove controversial»

The measure has proven controversial in the past; it failed to win approval last year.

The measure proved controversial for the governor's popularity, especially among upstate voters and Second Amendment supporters.

There are omissions that will prove controversial with returning players.

His selection proved controversial due to his status as a relative newcomer to Scottish politics.

The choice program has proven controversial since its inception three years ago.

Her education policies have proved controversial locally, too, though.

But the therapy may prove controversial for several reasons.

His explicit depictions of nudes also proved controversial and led to the police censoring his only solo lifetime exhibition, at Berthe Weill's gallery in 1917, on the grounds of indecency.

This has already proved controversial with planned restrictions on inefficient vacuum cleaners provoking unfavourable headlines in the UK this autumn.

The act, which would create a stronger equal pay law and increased protections for victims of domestic violence, among other measures, has proved controversial among Senate Republicans and conservatives because of a plank that would codify the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision on abortion in the State Constitution.

It includes «finished» paintings that Turner exhibited in his lifetime, many of which proved controversial with their first audiences, as well as the revelatory canvases that only came to light after his death, such as Stormy Sea with Dolphins (c. 1835 — 40), or the haunting painting called A Disaster at Sea (c. 1835), which records the shipwreck of a convict boat bound for Australia.

The Board of Regents on Monday eliminated a requirement that aspiring teachers in New York State pass a literacy test to become certified after the test proved controversial because black and Hispanic candidates passed it at significantly lower rates than white candidates.

Cabrera has proven a controversial figure in the City Council for his support of Ugandan anti-gay laws and his association with anti-gay group The Family Research Council.

The annulment proved controversial amongst political and business figures, who pointed out the three - and - a-half-year gap since the near - collapse of RBS, and the coincidence of the referral taking place during a political argument over bonus payments to the current head of the bank.

In what is likely to prove a controversial report, Treasury officials argue that the short - term gains that have been measured since the freeze was put into place in 2010 will extend for decades, boosting GDP to higher levels than previously estimated.

These cloud - chamber reactions prove his controversial idea that particles from faraway exploding stars can spark cloud formation in the Earth's lower atmosphere.

The latter choice proved controversial, with the Toronto Sun noting that the company does much of its manufacturing elsewhere.

Zcash encounters technical problems, Mintcoin proves controversial, and BipCoin makes its debut.

This is one reason why the idea that Mary, from the first moment of her conception, was kept free from the stain of original sin proved controversial for centuries in the Catholic Church and was denied by no less a theologian than St. Thomas Aquinas.

It's rare that someone joining a Formula 1 team proves controversial but Renault's new signing is doing just that.

To say the Health and Social Care Act proved controversial is an understatement.

The proposal proved controversial for gun owners, especially in upstate New York, and led to a drop in Cuomo's popularity in the region.

The Mail says: «The move to prioritise compensation at all may prove controversial at a time of massive strain on the public finances», and adds later «Government sources refused to be drawn on where the funds had come from.»

The paper proved controversial with some members of Congress and prompted the chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee to initiate an investigation into scientists at NOAA.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon said yesterday that classified data prove the controversial National Missile Defense (NMD) system will work, even as some members of Congress called for an investigation into charges that the Pentagon classified documents to hide the fact that the system is hopelessly flawed.

Nor does the country have environmental regulations to protect groundwater from frack water, which has proved controversial here in the U.S. China also lacks the kind of pipeline infrastructure to get gas from wells to users that the U.S. employs.

On the other hand, there is a lot more razzle dazzle with Ben Affleck's Live by Night and Clint Eastwood's Sully, both Academy favorites, and Mel Gibson might prove a controversial pick for Hacksaw Ridge.

The plans had already proved controversial before the official announcement, with many education experts, including Ofsetd chief inspector Michael Wilshaw, speaking out against the plans.

Fourth, the linkage of test scores to teacher evaluations proved controversial.

Potential relocation of Dozier Field proves controversial for Park City School District / Park Record / July 14, 2015

But this latest admissions proposal may prove controversial if wealthier parents struggle to get school places for their children.

And at a time when that model often proves controversial, Nintendo seems to be doing it the right way with Splatoon.

But 40 years into his career, Richard Prince's practice of taking images from other sources without permission, changing them minimally (if at all), presenting them as his own work and selling them with a hefty price tag is still proving controversial.

These sensuous works proved controversial when they were first shown in 1917, leading police to censor his only ever solo exhibition on the grounds of indecency.

Morley, who trained with Frank Auerbach and Peter Blake at the Royal College of Art, had lived in the United States since 1958, so proved a controversial first winner of Britain's new prize.

Given the substance of the general guidelines, securing this agreement may not prove controversial, but the lack of clarity surrounding the consequences of a breach of Art 18.5 is unhelpful.

Whilst it is fair to say that setting equal pay and access to collective facilities for agency workers proved controversial in UK, we are now two years on.

The litigation could prove controversial as the Apple lawsuit attracted scorn from investor Mark Cuban and many in the technology sector.

It's proved a controversial launch for Amazon, given it requires trusting couriers not to take advantage of the access they're given.

Many extensions proved controversial in the recent months, because they were harnessing the processing power of unsuspecting internet users, slowing down their user devices.

His explicit depictions also proved controversial and led to the police censoring his only solo lifetime exhibition, at Berthe Weill's gallery in 1917, on the grounds of indecency.

[4] From the mid-1990s, he created a number of large - scale public art pieces in major cities around the world, some of which proved controversial.

The Sterling Forest developers have promised the state a huge financial windfall, but the site, in the town of Tuxedo, has proved controversial because it is near a nature preserve.

A large number of estate regenerations are already in progress across London and have already proven controversial.

The term «coasting» has proven controversial due to its ambiguity and came under particular scrutiny when it was announced that schools deemed as coasting could be forced to convert to academies under plans included the Educational Excellence Everywhere white paper.

He has proved a controversial figure, hitting the headlines for an alleged u-turn on his thoughts about Brexit.

Both O'Connor and creative director Josh Holmes acknowledged that the change could prove controversial amongst Halo's community.

A SUBTLE anomaly in the orbit of the planets in our solar system could prove a controversial idea that goes beyond Einstein.

A Labour official justified floating the plans in the Mail because it was important to speak to key swing voters, but the decision is bound to prove controversial with those who fear Miliband is weakened by sending out mixed messages on migration.