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The phrase "always a controversial" is not correct as it is missing a noun to complete the thought.
You can use it when discussing a topic or issue that consistently generates debate or differing opinions, but it needs to be part of a complete sentence.
Example: "The topic of climate change is always a controversial issue in political discussions."
Alternatives: "always a contentious" or "always a divisive".
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That was always a controversial, perhaps even a minority, position within the party.
The naming of the National's three auditoriums was always a controversial business.
Attitudes towards communism were always a controversial subject for the anticommunist opposition.
Mental illness carrying the stigma that it does, and the brain being as little-understood as it is, revising the DSM is always a controversial undertaking.
Diouf, always a controversial figure in English football, did not enjoy a good relationship with Carragher, who criticised him in his autobiography.
With his bulk, his huge feet, his ungainly movement, abrasive approach to the game and his perpetual harassing of goalkeepers, Dooley was always a controversial figure.
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Clark has always been a controversial figure.
Burghley has always been a controversial figure.
Trollope has always been a controversial writer.
Sexuality, Dr. Satcher said, "has always been a controversial subject".
A bellicose former general, Mr. Sharon has always been a controversial figure, headstrong and volatile.
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