Sentence examples for back the controversy from inspiring English sources

Mr. Xylas and his brother firefighters have been unable to beat back the controversy, which began when the chief of the volunteer company sought last year to transfer two of its city-paid members for insubordination.

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz attempted on Wednesday to beat back the controversy arising from a late and seemingly divisive change to the party platform.

When you look back at the controversy over the Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, do you have any second thoughts about the way that turned out?

In recent days a string of actors, including Jessica Chastain and Chris Evans, have lined up to condemn Bertolucci's methods, but the director himself hit back, calling the controversy "ridiculous".

After standing back from the controversy at first, American archaeologists are now speaking out against the project as a threat to the site of one of the most decisive battles in antiquity.

Back to the controversy at hand, she didn't have much to say about Harry Reid or Mitch McConnell, but she wasn't happy about the apparent slight by outgoing press secretary Robert Gibbs against Boehner's decision to skip dinner.

Looking back on the controversy she and her colleagues stirred, she says it was traumatic.

North says he is relieved to be back after the controversy over his treatment during that match at the Millennium Stadium.

But back to the controversy.

But back to the controversy and the torture.

Looking back on the controversy in 1972, Flanner remarked on how unlikely it seemed that a "rather innocent" book like The Well could have created such a scandal.