No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. From LearnThat.org. [Lyman Beecher (1775-1863)]
My current favorite Palin controversy is whether or not she attended the secessionist Alaska Independence Party's 1994 convention. From Wordnik.com. [Alaska First! - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
This "controversy" is being blown out of proportion. From Wordnik.com. [DNC: Barbour 'defended the indefensible'] Reference
I really don't see what the controversy is all about. From Wordnik.com. [Was Boris right?] Reference
But Sanders said the controversy is a misunderstanding. From Wordnik.com. [Victoria Advocate - Navy says candidate was no SEAL] Reference
She has yet to even prove she understands what the controversy is about. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton op-ed: 'Why I Continue to Run'] Reference
Wow, seeing the developer here talking about the game and the controversy is a real treat. From Wordnik.com. [Big Trouble For Dangerous High School Girls] Reference
Excerpt: The most striking aspect of the controversy is the leverage of the offended Muslim community. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
They hold onto this obsession even to the detriment of the country, and this controversy is a clear example of that. From Wordnik.com. [Obama delivers controversial school speech] Reference
Do you agree that "at the center of this controversy is the concept of worth: what we as humans valueand why" (p. 280)?. From Wordnik.com. [Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos: Questions] Reference
The biggest "controversy" is the City of Great Falls is trying to become the default power supplier to the Citizens it serves. From Wordnik.com. [Tussing gone] Reference
He also said the media storm generated by the controversy is a sign of the maturity of the sport and women's soccer in particular. From Wordnik.com. [Solo won't play or attend final U.S. World Cup match] Reference
Would it be sufficient to just allow civil unions with benefits and not call it marriage, that seems to be what the controversy is about. From Wordnik.com. [Same-sex marriage closer in D.C.] Reference
In the end, we think the controversy is overblown. From Wordnik.com. [Reality check: Is the 2011 Chevrolet Volt an electric car or a hybrid?] Reference
Beer googles will clear up Pacquiao title controversy. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to News CEO Rupert Murdoch sees pick-up in traditional newspaper, TV ads] Reference
"An excellent ruse in controversy, to reverse positions.". From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 37] Reference
I just think controversy is necessary in a market economy. From Wordnik.com. [How Technology is Changing the Way We Do Business] Reference
All nationalist controversy is at the debating-society level. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Nationalism] Reference
The controversy is already begun in the change of the ministry. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
The worst thing we can bring to a religious controversy is anger. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Tho shows that controversy is no guarantee of historical success. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2000] Reference
In this way the controversy is maneuvered away from its real issue. From Wordnik.com. [The Prevention of Literature] Reference
Those that engage in controversy will find it very hard to keep their temper. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
If the controversy is so simply resolved, why was it not resolved in 1971, or in 1974?. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Kahneman - Autobiography] Reference
But the Pell-grant controversy is only a small part of a huge and largely undocumented trend. From Wordnik.com. [A Model Prison] Reference
This is not the first time the Omni Hotels have been embroiled in controversy over LGBT issues. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Gym's Owner Under Fire For Political Donation Speaks Out: It Was All About 'Fiscal Sanitiy'] Reference
The atmosphere of hatred in which controversy is conducted blinds people to considerations of this kind. From Wordnik.com. [As I Please] Reference
A little over two months ago, the city of Chicago erupted in controversy over, of all things, policing strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Gang Violence: Police Chief Jody Weis Follows Through On Controversial Strategy] Reference
This may be true if controversy is at least part of what you're selling, like the non-fiction of Ann Coulter or Michael Moore. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: How Does Blogging and Social Networking Affect the Publishing Industry?] Reference
One of the minor ironies of the testing controversy is that it occurs during a relative lull in pressure for college admissions. From Wordnik.com. [The Tests and the Brightest] Reference
In cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed this threshold amount, a judge, rather than a jury, determines the verdict. From Wordnik.com. [Proposed Maryland amendments] Reference
It was part of their business to judge upon appeals made to them (Deut.xvii. 8, 9); and in controversy they shall stand in judgment, v. 24. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
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