Sentence examples for as highly controversial from inspiring English sources

THE question "what kind of Europe?" is both descriptive and prescriptive as well as highly controversial.

The leaked paper reveals that Home Office officials rate even this limited proposal as "highly controversial," never mind extending it across the whole country for "crime fighting".

His decision to plunge into the heart of a policy debate that is bound to take centre stage at the next election will be seen as highly controversial.

These aren't exactly revolutionary ideas — yet they are viewed as highly controversial in Congress, which frets that constituents might get angry if the local postal branch closes.

This eventually led to the establishment of black sections and structures within several trade unions, and in the Labour party, which were seen as highly controversial.

Johnson made clear that the new US immigration policy, which he described as "highly controversial", was not a measure that the British government would consider.

For example, the selection of inner reference genes is essential and critical for data normalization, but the determination of suitable reference genes as the normalizer remains as a highly controversial issue.

It is the ultimate source of his unyielding criticism of the rabbinic establishment in Israel, and what—"in the face of so much pressure to be sensible, to be realistic, not to let the side down" as Berlin (1983, 18) put it was seen at the time as a highly controversial stance regarding Israeli policy towards the territories captured during the Six Day war.

"We view this as a highly controversial nomination".

Although he won strong support in his 1997 race for mayor, Mr. Sharpton is still viewed by some New Yorkers as a highly controversial figure.

In 2013 the oligarchs sold their stake to the Russian state oil giant Rosneft in what the letter describes as "a highly controversial deal".