Sentence examples for controversial strike from inspiring English sources

Newcastle's second goal was a controversial strike from Peter Lovenkrands that, despite being awarded immediately by the assistant referee, was not categorically proven by TV replays.

The 33-year-old striker, who led the controversial strike over wages that delayed Cameroon's trip to Brazil in June, had previously said he would like to add to his 115 caps.

By the end of that period - which included one leader being killed in a controversial strike by a CIA drone aircraft - al-Qaeda appeared to be substantially weakened and so both countries shifted focus.

During a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 8 , 2013 Nathan earned his 300th career save after striking out Ben Zobrist looking on a controversial strike call made by home plate umpire Marty Foster.

Both professions have been involved in controversial strikes over the past 12 months.

It is also a source of unhappiness for many who have it thrust upon them: after plans for the night tube were announced, tube drivers were involved in a number of controversial strikes.

Unmanned warfare is an especially thorny issue in Germany, where Ramstein US air force base is believed to serve as a key node in the US's international drone infrastructure, including for controversial strikes taking place in countries where the US is not officially at war, such as Yemen.

It is a damning indictment of the controversial strikes sought to defeat militants living in the region.

WASHINGTON -- Saying that President Barack Obama "has instructed us to be more open with the American people" in the use of drones to kill suspected terrorists abroad, White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said Monday that the controversial strikes are "ethical and just," with each one being carefully vetted.

American authorities rarely discuss their controversial drone strike campaign in Yemen, which are known to cause civilian casualties, legitimising violent resistance against US intervention in the country.

Van Houtryve had planned to photograph a wedding as it featured on his list of controversial drone strike sites (in December 2013, a US drone reportedly fired on a wedding in Radda, central Yemen, killing 12 people and injuring 14) yet this image happened purely by accident.