Sentences with phrase «sparked widespread backlash»

He suffered injuries as a result of the confrontation, which sparked widespread backlash on social media.

Yum was not fined, but the probe sparked a widespread backlash in Chinese media and on social media sites.

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It has already been blamed for the failure of the SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colo., which set off widespread fears about privacy and sparked a media backlash.

Is it fair to suggest that maybe, just maybe, the reason that the President and the EPA Administrator are so very reluctant to invoke the full regulatory authority of the EPA is because they both fear the consequences of sparking a widespread popular backlash against the lifestyle sacrifices which most certainly must be made in reducing America's GHG emissions 80 % by 2050?