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Many were too toxic; others (such as the school's controversial steam-heating plant) too politically hot. From the Cambridge English Corpus. His ... Examplesofcontroversial Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Thesignificanceoflearnerrepairfollowingrecastsalsoremainscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Themanagementoflesionswithatypiaonmammotomeexcisionwillremaincontroversialandtheprudentapproachistorecommendcompletesurgicalexcision. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Althoughseveraloftheseassociationsarestillextremelycontroversialinthescientificandclinicalcommunities,theyremainareasofactiveinvestigation. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,itscontroversialhistorymakesitdifficulttoconductexperimentaltrialswiththisdrug. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Hereviewsourpresentknowledge,althoughitmustbeadmittedthatthegenuinelyhydrothermalnatureofsomedepositsremainscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Probablyonlyafewmedicalquestionshavereceivedasmanydifferentandcontroversialanswersasthisone. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theupshotisthatalthoughwearerelativelyfamiliarwiththespeciesandtheirstratigraphicalpositions,theirgroupingsintogeneraandfamiliesarestillcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thepresenceofsuchapituitary-adrenalrefractoryperiodinnonhumanprimatesandhumansremainscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Second,wediscussourphenotypingsystem,whichcanbeusedtoguideneurobiologicalresearchdesignedtoaddressthesecontroversialissues. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Morecontroversialistheoccurrenceofinferencesbeyondtheseminimalones. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Otherscholarsarecertaintoextendthedebatetoawiderreadershipbeforeconclusionscanbemadeonthiscontroversialconcern. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inconsideringthesequestionstheauthorshavetakenconsiderablepainstopresentcontroversialdataandinterpretationsfairly;particularlyso,inthechapterongeneticalmodels. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inanyprivatematterwhichiscontroversialtherearedistinctionsbetweenpublic,oracknowledged,attitudesandprivateopinions. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inparticular,weinvestigatethereliabilityofprosodicfeaturesinearlymultiwordconstructions,giventhatpreviousstudiesprovidedcontroversialandinconclusiveevidence. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thedefinitionoftherapeuticsuccessinanacutediseaseisusuallynotcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Themostcontroversialandcontentiousaspectofpartypolicythereforeconcernedpressuretocompromiseoverfreetrade. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inparticular,itisstillcontroversialwhetherhefoundtheselawsprimarilybyempiricalobservationsorbytheoreticalspeculation. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thenotionofscientificrevolution,ofaradicalandcomprehensivechange,neednotofcoursecontainthecontroversialandpregnantnotionofincommensurability. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Despitethegeneralrecognitionthatsomeformofjudicialreviewisdesirable,ifnotnecessary,forthefunctioningofdemocraticregimes,thepracticeremainscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theissuesoferosionandsoilfertilityaremorecontroversial,withthedegreeofrelativeagreementamongexpertsbeingthelowestofallthetopics. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,manywillwelcomeclarificationforpractitionersinanincreasinglyuncertainandcontroversialarea. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theassociationofstatinswithneuropathyiscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,supplementationofvitaminstoacceleratewoundhealingiscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theessaysinthisvolumethatoutlinethisviewhavebeenbothinfluentialandcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ignoringcontroversialmattersofdetail,wecaneasilyofferaprogrammaticexplanationoftheirdeonticstatus. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thedelimitationofjurisdictionswasanothercontroversialissue. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,suchscreeninghascontinuedtobecontroversial,andmanycountrieshavedecidednottoimplementnationalscreeningprograms. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ourinformationhighlightsthepublicandevencontroversialrelationsthatburgesseshad. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Morecontroversialistheroleofhemichannelsintheretina. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wemightattempttogiveexamples,theleastcontroversialofwhichwouldbeastate-runbreedingprogram. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theso-called'bracketing'ofcontroversialviewsexplainsthefolly. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inparticularmanymartyrdomnarrativesnaturalisecontroversialfleshlyportrayalsthroughadevicethatmightbecalledtheinvisible-visiblebody. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,clarifyingthepreciseextenttowhichthishypothesisholdshasprovendifficultandonoccasioncontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,evidenceforcircadiancontrolofdopaminesynthesisandreleaseisstillcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus 89thecontroversialassertion,therebylocalizingonecauseoftheinconsistency. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Bythenthecategoryoftheborderlinewasconceivedofasatoncethemostintriguingandthemostcontroversialofclassifications. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Totheextentitbecomesenmeshedincontroversiallegaldisputes,itssupportiscertainlyatrisk. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thevolumeisadmirablythoroughandwide-rangingandcoversthisampleground-includingcontroversialtopics-inafairandeven-handedfashion. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inspiteofthecomplexscoringprocedures,scrutinizingcivilservantsconsultedwiththeregionaldirectorthroughoutandreferredthecontroversialcasesforauthoritativedecisions. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Astrongerandmorecontroversialthesishasbeenproposedanddefendedbysomeresearchersoverrecentdecades. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therearefewideasmorecontroversialinnormativepoliticaltheorythanthatoffreedom. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theconceptsofraceand,toalesserextent,ethnicityarecontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theyalsostepintoarbitratebetweensquabblingcontributorsaboutthepresentationofcontroversialtopics. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theresultsofouranalysisdonotsupportseveralofthecontroversialclaimsintheliterature. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Onecontroversialdebateinelectoralstudiesiswhetherpeoplejudgetheperformanceofagovernmentretrospectivelyorprospectively. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Insomecountries,filtersimposedbythegovernmentblocksites,sothatsearchengineresultsforcontroversialtopicsyieldsitesthatcannotbeaccessed. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Obviously,thisclaimcanbecontroversialonlyinsofarasconsumerinterestsandproducerinterestscomeintoconflict. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Amongthemostcontroversialofthesechangeswastherestorationofaltarsinparochialchurches. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Giventheirexpense,theprovisionofshipswasoneofthemorecontroversialelementsofthewareffort. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Definitionofthemosteffectivetreatmentcanbecontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,theconcept,policyandpracticeofmulticulturalismhavebeenfluidand,attimes,quitecontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Suchcontroversialfindingscouldbeexplainedindirectlyasnosimilarstudyontheparasitichepaticfibrosismodelhasbeenconductedwithsilymarin. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Althoughcontroversial,withholdingtreatmentfrominjectingdrugusersdoesnotappeartotallyjustifiedandshouldbereconsideredinthecomingyears[12,31,32]. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theexactstructuralstatusofthereflexivepronounisthuscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theinternalstructureoftone,however,iscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ofcourse,anydiscussionofsuchcases-anydiscussionofwhywehavereasontodoonethingoranother-isboundtobecontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Plainly,thecontroversialcharacterofaviewdoesnotingeneraldisqualifyitasacandidateforbeingthetruth. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Afterall,figuringoutwhoexactlydeserveswhatexactlymaybedifficultandcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Judgesalsoassumethatlawmakersarerational,andthisassumption,thoughcontroversial,helpsthemdiscovertheintentionsoflawmakers. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Indifferentways,eachofthebooksunderreviewengageswithandreactstotheswirlingdebateaboutthisinfluentialandcontroversialbodyofideas. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Withoutcostdata,thechallengeofestimatingprofitfromrevenuesisdifficultandcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wecontendthatestablishedviewstowardsaninstitutioninfluencethewayinwhichcontroversialdecisionsareperceivedandevaluated. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Howthesedistrictsaredrawnbystateofficialshasbeencontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,itisahighlypoliticisedandcontroversialarea,whichisamatterofconcerntoanumberofstakeholders. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Asstrongopioidsappeartobebothfrequentlyprescribedandpotentiallycontroversial,wefocusparticularlyonthisclassofmedication. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thebookcontainsafewmoreorlesscontroversialproposalswiththeoreticalimplications,oftenbearingonthestatusofclitics. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theinclusionoftheadvancedlow[@]inthissetissomewhatcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thechoicebetweenmultiplicativeorstatisticalinteractionandadditiveorbiologicalinteraction,iscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Manyweretootoxic;others(suchastheschool'scontroversialsteam-heatingplant)toopoliticallyhot. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Hischaractersaredeliberatelyextremeandconsciouslycontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thefactsoftheissue,however,areherelessimportantthanwhetheronecansaythatthecontroversialconstitutionalamendmentwascarriedbypopularwill. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ideally,theycantaketheirfindingstoaculturalinsiderandhaveproductivediscussionsaboutthiscontroversialtopic. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theelasticityofpubliccapitalisthemostcontroversialparametertoassign. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Also,eachofthesecategoriescoversacontinuum;forexample,"controversialopinions"coversarangefromthehighlycontroversialtothesomewhatcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theresultsofestimatingtheelasticityofsubstitutioncouldbeacontroversialissue. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thepurchasevoucher,however,onlylastedsixmonths,apparentlybecauseitwashighlycontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Earmarkingoffinancialresourcestosubsidizeenvironmentalinvestmentsiscontroversial,andtheprosandconsneedtobeweighedineachspecificcase. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Acentralandcontroversialissuehereisthemeanstest. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theevidencelinkingrhymeawarenesstoreadingismorecontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Speakersmayotherwiseverballyindicatetheiruneasewithexpressingacontroversialview. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theroleofantidepressantmedicationsinbipolardepressionremainscontroversial,mainlyduetoalackofresearchinthisarea. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Electoralsystemsoccupyanevenmoreimportantandsometimescontroversialplaceinacountrythatisundergoingaprocessofdemocratisation. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Totheauthor'scredit,thiscontroversialapproachisextensivelymotivated. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theissueiscomplex,controversial,andbegsthequestionofwhoshouldhavetheauthoritytodeterminethatconditionsofinsecurityhaveceased. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus However,theissueofthefederalownershipofnonfederalassetsiscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Takentogether,ourquantitativeresultsarenovelandcontroversial,providingimportantquantitativeinsightsintoacomplexpublic-healthproblem. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thecoverageiscarefulandaccuratealthough(inareaswherethisreviewerhascompetence)hugelycontroversialtopicsareoversimplified. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thoughtheapplicationofapatitefissiontrackanalysishasbeenaroundforsomeyears,ithasbeenacontroversialtechnique. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Manyofthecontroversialissuesinpsychiatryareofastatisticalnatureandhavebeenacknowledgedassuchbytheparticipants. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therelativelocationofthesetwoterranesiscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Sincethe1950spolicinghasbecomeahighlycontroversial,politicizedissue. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inthe1980s,however,theteachingofcontroversialpoliticalissueswasprovokingconsiderablenervoushostilityontherightofthepoliticalspectrum. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theroleofspecificchemokinesinarthritisisstillcontroversial,andfurtherinvestigationisnecessarytodelineatetospecificrolesoftheseeffectormolecules. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theuseofinhaledbronchodilatorstotreatchildrenwithbronchiolitisremainscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theglycosylationstatusofmyocilinissomewhatcontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thenationalintelligenceestimatehasoftenplayedthisrole,andissometimescontroversialforthisveryreason. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Mineralisationisgenerallyzincdominantanditsoriginiscontroversial. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Eachcontroversialassertionistreatedasifitwerebeingmadeforthefirsttime. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Performanceineducationiscomplex,controversialandshouldproperlybesetinthecontextoflongtimescales. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. 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