Sentence examples for a controversial step from inspiring English sources

It was a controversial step and a gamble, but at least it was a big move.

But to make such gawking possible, search engines are taking a controversial step.

Yet officials acknowledge that turning off the water could be a controversial step.

Ms. Fiorina acquired Compaq in 2002, a controversial step that enlarged the PC business but started a proxy fight.

It is possible that she believes taking a controversial step toward resolving a longstanding dispute will raise Argentina's international profile.

The Food and Drug Administration took a controversial step toward a new frontier of personalized medicine, approving the first drug ever designed for one racial group, African-Americans.

It "should avoid taking any controversial step and should not commit any process that is not reversible by the incoming elected government," the interim authority said in its statement.

Last year, the government took a more controversial step, amending a long-standing law that limited the kind of trials that foreign pharmaceutical companies could conduct.

This is a somewhat controversial step that comes down to personal preference.

But now the current administration is trying to take a much more controversial step: adding a tax of one peso (equivalent to 8 US cents) on to every litre of soft drink.

Ms. McCarthy also announced a yearlong schedule for an environmental listening tour — a series of meetings across the country with the public, the industry and environmental groups as the agency works to establish emissions limits on existing power plants — a far more costly and controversial step.