Sentence examples for a controversial action from inspiring English sources

Clinton eventually commuted 61, most in a controversial action on his last day in office.

In September, Parliament passed a bill on provincial elections but, in a controversial action, deleted from it an article dealing with representation of Iraq's many minorities.

It can be a controversial action if the signing statement, like Trump's, essentially says the president will not follow the law as passed by Congress.

"This attempt to slip such a controversial action under the radar screen shows that the administration does not really want to alert the American public to its decision," said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen.

Beissinger also calculated that if the wild Devils Hole pupfish numbers become small enough, it may be necessary to remove the entire population into a captive breeding program, an extreme measure he called a "California condor moment" because such a controversial action was used to rescue the condor from extinction in 1986.

It was a controversial action.

Trump recently revived his complaints that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein was not properly supervising Mueller's probe, and suggested that he should fire Rosenstein — a highly controversial action against the person officially overseeing the special counsel's investigation, an adviser who speaks frequently with Trump said.

Last week, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association WABAA) issued a comprehensive — and potentially controversial — action plan for improving traffic safety in the nation's capital.

Its most controversial action — a $600 billion bond-buying program intended to keep long-term interest rates low — has succeeded in preventing a deflationary spiral and has correlated with more robust job growth.

Yesterday's announcement also fueled speculation that it was related to yet another controversial action: a memo from Eaton 3 weeks ago ordering the survey's western headquarters in Menlo Park, California, to move to a cheaper location.

Moreover, the Court was also reflecting the change in public attitudes reflected in the polling over a dozen years following Newsom's solitary and controversial action -- a "sweet vindication" for the previously vilified mayor -- and now Lieutenant Governor of California.