Sentence examples for causing scandal from inspiring English sources

As a roman à clef, the novel bases its characters on living people, causing scandal in the expatriate community.

Enacted in 1926, the cabaret law was purportedly an effort to deal with the problem of people "running 'wild'" in nightclubs and causing "scandal and annoyance of decent residents".

He added that he has been a leading, "unrelenting" opponent of President Obama's healthcare mandate even as he acknowledged that some Catholics accused him of causing scandal by inviting its author.

In The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses of 1604, she played Pallas Athena, wearing a tunic that some observers regarded as too short; in The Masque of Blackness of 1605, Anne performed while six months pregnant, she and her ladies causing scandal by appearing with their skin painted as "blackamores".

"Or he starts inserting himself into your life, sabotaging your relationships, causing scandals at your work.

He was continually causing scandals.

The report has furthermore caused scandal and pain throughout the church community, and created greater polarization.

"And were these events types of events that would cause scandal for the church?" Bishop Daily was asked.

The community was granted toleration by the Dutch authorities on the condition that it not cause scandal or allow any of its members to become public charges.

When the second part of his "Gloria" (1959) caused scandal, the very devout composer explained: he wrote the "Laudamus Te" after watching "grave Benedictines playing football".

That said, the Holy See is loth to be bullied by popular opinion, although Francis has shown himself willing to remove bishops who have divided their local church or caused scandal.