Sentence examples for called furor from inspiring English sources

There was a classical tradition called furor, which meant a divine rage, or possession.

He called the furor "an opportunity for the department to consider how we strike the right balance between the interests of law enforcement and freedom of the press".

James Tierney, a former attorney general of Maine who is a consultant to other state attorneys general, called the furor over the Lockyer letter "a tempest over nothing".

Snoop's camp calls the furor sour grapes over its new league, which it says will be more effective and will better serve cash-strapped urban communities.

When word surfaced during the Games that he had tested positive at four European track meets and that no announcement had been made, the resulting furor further called into question the resolve of officials to catch drug cheats.

In a tweet sent before the furor began, Simmons called the video the "funniest thing" he had ever seen.

In June, he sparked a furor when he called abortion "murder," reigniting a debate that has largely quieted since abortion was legalized in Turkey in 1983.

The gymnast Gabby Douglas was lambasted on Twitter for not putting her hand on her heart as the American anthem played, a line of attack that called to mind the old furor over Obama and the flag pin.

Mr. Christie's Democratic challenger in his re-election campaign this year, State Senator Barbara Buono, accused the governor of being "driven by headlines" in his handling of the furor at Rutgers, called for a full legislative inquiry and said Mr. Christie had been too hasty to express his support for Dr. Barchi.

The "60 Minutes II" report that aired in September 2004 was based in part on documents whose authenticity were immediately called into question, creating a furor that led to Mapes being fired and paved the way for the resignation of Dan Rather from CBS News.

He discloses that after the furor erupted, Mr. Bush called him from the Oval Office to ask about his involvement.