Sentence examples for controversial success from inspiring English sources

But it was a great if always controversial success.

Better a controversial success than a controversial failure, but worst of all is a calculated failure.

Goldman — whose controversial success has leapt from the financial pages to the cover of Rolling Stone — has fiercely defended its actions before, during and after the financial crisis.

Rejected by six publishers, it was an immediate though controversial success (The Irish Times called it "a novel of unparalleled depravity").

The film was a controversial success, but that year's Academy award went to the populist crowd-pleaser Rocky, not to All the President's Men, Taxi Driver or Network.

Asch ignored his mentor's warnings: he found a star in more permissive Berlin to play the father, and the production became a controversial success, touring across Europe.

To be fair, Mr Sarkozy has achieved some clear, if controversial, successes.

Left unanswered now, as then, is the question that all of Wall Street has been chewing on for months: How much will Mr. Blankfein be paid for his remarkable -- and controversial -- success in running Goldman?

Assign each group a topic that relates to their school or community, such as: history, important people, debatable issues, problems, controversial events, success of graduates, future, arts, sports.

Hence, Glencore, with a controversial history of success, has over the years sought a foothold in production, including the acquisition of a 34% stake in Xstrata.

But Cosco's Piraeus investment, once controversial, is a success, with profits rising and the firm winning plaudits for investing and creating jobs for Greeks.China's port strategy is mainly motivated by commercial impulses.