controversial

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[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝʃəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːʃə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. marked by or capable of arousing controversy
    a controversial decision on affirmative action
    the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
    Rushdie's controversial book
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How To Use controversial In A Sentence

  • In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
  • The BBC correspondent says anti - piracy mission is controversial in Japan because of its pacifist post - War constitution.
  • By contrast, when Procter & Gamble, the makers of Olestra, asked the FDA for permission to add its artificial fat substitute to potato chips, the controversial product was evaluated under food-additive laws.
  • Nanotechnology is in danger of being pigeonholed as a risky, hazardous and controversial business, a new study has found, because companies in the emerging field are not tackling the very real health and safety issues involved.
  • Elephant culls are highly controversial. Times, Sunday Times
  • With other controversial issues such as slavery and women's ordination, laity and clergy could find Bible verses to help Spirit-led changes.
  • The decision was uncontroversial, as the Soviet's non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany had precipitated the war.
  • The effect of estrogens on fibrocystic breast disease ( FBD ) are controversial.
  • In resubmitting the legislation for renewal of what many consider the most controversial provisions -- and some label downright unconstitutional provisions -- within the Patriot Act, the Republican Rules Committee decided to allow only 60 minutes of debate. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • Lawyers said they would fight what are being seen as the most far-reaching and controversial changes to the immigration system in years. Times, Sunday Times
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