Sentences with phrase «year of controversy»

One of the first waves of changes, high - stakes tests for fourth - and eighth - graders aimed at ending decades of social promotions, sparked years of controversy.

After years of controversy over the mishandling of sexual predators among the priests of his archdiocese, Archbishop of Minneapolis - St.

In 2015, Harvard University closed its federally - funded primate testing facility, following years of controversy surrounding the school's treatment of thousands of monkeys who were formerly imprisoned there.

After many years of controversy, a Berlin church full of several Nazi symbols will be remodelled under... More

Triclosan has been banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in certain products, after years of controversy surrounding its safety.

Years of controversies came to a head during the 2016 U.S. election, when it was revealed that a handful of Russian actors manipulated Facebook users by spreading misinformation on the social network.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, which has been mired in years of controversy, has been referred to the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations after the Supreme Court found it did not have validly appointed directors.

Such an event would have been unthinkable just a few decades ago» but so would the election of someone like Frank Page during the long years of the Controversy that roiled the Southern Baptist Convention.

Saint Paul Lives Here (In Minnesota) by zach czaiawipf and stock, 66 pages, $ 7.50 A fter years of controversy over the mishandling of sexual predators among the priests of his archdiocese, Archbishop of Minneapolis - St.

The vote has finally ended years of controversy about where Liverpool would play in the future, with ideas for a whole new stadium scrapped a few years ago in favour of the plans to redevelop the Reds current home.

After more than two years of controversy on how the path would terminate on the South Nyack end of the bridge, Cuomo announced that Alternative F — the choice of village officials and residents — is the pick «after a thorough review of its impacts and benefits to the local communities.»

After several years of controversy and a huge public protest, it finally wrote a letter suggesting it opposed desalinization and called for further study.

The settlement follows years of controversy and legal recriminations between Trump and prosecutors over the venture, where many enrollees complained that they forked over tens of thousands of dollars and failed to receive the benefits the «University» advertised.

Murdoch denied most of the implications of this carefully, but by building up a general picture of so many years of controversy it's not clear whether his nay - saying - forthright though it was - will be sufficient to dissuade Leveson from making judgements about his influence.

Work on the project has recommenced after years of controversy and delays, according to Curbed.

Three women engineers have sued Uber for discrimination based of their gender and race, the latest blow to the ride - services company that is straining to overcome a year of controversies over its workplace culture.

After many years of controversy, a Berlin church full of several Nazi symbols will be remodelled under a new plan by the city's Protestant authority.

His omission is surely political, after another year of controversy, as on footballing terms he would walk into the team, let alone the shortlist.

In 1851, after years of controversy, the town of West Roxbury separated from the city of Roxbury.

The New York Racing Association's board of directors, which came under state control in 2012 after years of controversy, recommended that the organization go back into private hands — but with a minority of members once again appointed by the governor and legislative leaders.

Years of controversy have drained the overtly political component from honours lists.

Cuomo seemed to have shifted left in 2013, when he included a high - volume plea for gun control after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and proposed a 10 - point Women's Equality Agenda that stirred two years of controversy — and electoral sniping last year — because of proposed changes to the abortion statute.

Following years of controversy and woeful finances, NYRA four years ago was placed under a special reorganization board dominated by public appointees.

After a year of controversy involving the killing of unarmed civilians by members of police forces across the country, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order in July giving special prosecutor powers to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in these cases.

The New York Racing Association's board of directors, which came under state control in 2012 after years of controversy, on Tuesday recommended that the organization go back into private hands — but with a minority of members once again appointed by the governor and legislative leaders.

After years of controversy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today tightened its national limits on ground - level ozone pollution, a main contributor to smog.

After more than 20 years of controversy, the first truck of radioactive garbage arrived at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the world's first nuclear waste repository, on March 26, 1999.

TELLURIDE, Colo. — After years of controversy, one of the most persistent questions in the world of film has finally been settled: Yes, Annette Bening's face was used as the model for the torch - bearing woman on the logo that opens every Columbia Picture.

The decision comes after a year of controversy after Wilsey was alleged to have made a payment to a former museum employee without proper authorisation.

The director of the Tate, Nicholas Serota, last night said there always seemed to be a year of controversy and then a year «when the critics said it was dull, the show should be retired and we should all go home.

While it is fine and dandy, admirable even, to create a subtle space in which to intellectually discuss the work of these four accomplished artists, after becoming accustomed to years of controversy, quite frankly, this year's Turner Prize Exhibition felt slightly lacklustre.

Following years of controversy and deliberation over Turner's will, the Royal Academy eventually received a sum of # 20,000 from his estate in 1856, without conditions.