Sentence examples for A controversial phrase from inspiring English sources

Early in the president's term, Holder had set off a political firestorm by slipping a controversial phrase into a speech — without running it by the White House first.

"This was one of many lost cities, a city that was known from ancient texts but that we could not associate with any known archaeological site," Tokovinine said in a statement, using a controversial phrase among anthropologists.

The incumbent government was considering proposals for a new constitution, including a controversial phrase in the first paragraph of the third clause that would have read "Finland is a member of the European Union".

In passing the resolution, the World Health Assembly made one final clarifying change to its language, substituting a controversial phrase that suggested WHO collaboration with 'economic interests'.

In a Reflections piece published posthumously, Arendt expanded on her use of the controversial phrase: I was struck by a manifest shallowness in the doer which made it impossible to trace the incontestable evil of his deeds to any deeper level of roots or motives.

Hawkish commentators (like me) objected strenuously to this staff formulation; when the final report was issued, signed by all members of the bipartisan commission, a modifier had been added to the controversial phrase, which became "we have seen no evidence that these or the earlier contacts ever developed into a collaborative operational relationship".

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) gave a cool review Thursday of Sarah Palin's use of the controversial phrase "blood libel" in her response to the criticism that she had received following the shooting in Arizona.

In a Reflections piece that was published posthumously, Arendt expanded on her use of the controversial phrase: In Part V of "Eichmann," Arendt reflects upon the case of German sergeant Anton Schmidt, who was one of the few Germans to aid the Jews.

Asked whether the prime minister regretted using the controversial phrase, branded illegal and racist by critics, his spokesman in London said: "I don't see any reason for regret.

Trump has unapologetically used the controversial phrase "anchor baby" to refer to the children of non-US citizens born in America and therefore given citizenship by right, helping their parents to stay.

Perhaps the most memorable coded phrase was Ronald Reagan's references to the "welfare queen". He used this controversial phrase to depict single African American mothers as not only reliant on government handouts but also as determined abusers of the system, driving around in Cadillacs while the white working class struggled to make ends meet.