Sentence examples for controversial clauses from inspiring English sources

"They conceded all the controversial clauses which we had concluded were unconstitutional," Mr. Zvogbo said in a telephone interview.

One of the most controversial clauses asks larger enterprises — like those with net profits of at least 50 million rupees, or $815,000 — to donate 2 percent of their net profits to corporate social responsibility programs.

The proposal, which ministers claim will save £10m a year, is part of a series of controversial clauses in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, which is making its way through Parliament.

Its dominant Islamists said from the outset that they would not try to impose controversial clauses, such as enshrining Islamic sharia law as a key component of the legal code.

While in countries such as Uganda, such laws have not been enforced, pro-democracy and other groups and individuals advocating a fair and civil society" know that controversial clauses are always lurking in the shadows of political convenience.

Whish-Wilson argued the cost of controversial clauses which allowed multinational corporations to sue governments if they thought domestic laws harmed their investments had not been taken into account by the government.

Wakefield-based Cape referred calls to the Bell Pottinger public relations company where a PR executive was unable to explain why the company had insisted on the controversial clause.

Since I wrote about it last month, a controversial clause that said men and women have equal rights "insofar as this does not conflict with the rulings of Islamic Shariah" has been dropped.

Last summer, Russia came under fire for passing a controversial clause banning "gay propaganda" – which, among other things, makes it illegal to distribute information to vulnerable LGBT youth – despite having decriminalised homosexuality two decades ago in 1993.

For the journalists, the new law's most controversial clause is one that criminalizes the promotion of "terrorism offences in general", potentially subjecting reporters to prosecution for covering or quoting alleged terrorists and their activities.

However, due to a controversial clause added by the House of Bishops in May, senior women clergy and some other supporters are pushing for the debate to be adjourned before a vote.