Sentence examples for controversy cost from inspiring English sources

How much has the Volt controversy cost G.M.? One measure of the new G.M. is its aggressive, albeit expensive, response.

The controversy cost Citigroup $400 million in penalties and derailed Mr. Weill's nomination to the board of the New York Stock Exchange.

Some say this announcement, paired with the ensuing controversy, cost Instagram 25percentt of their daily users.

The cast's performance on the live Tony Awards show on CBS was bumped due to limited time, sparking controversy, costing the show potential revenue, and damaging its prospects for survival.

If Yale feels star-crossed, consider last season, when two high-profile controversies cost the former coach, Tom Williams, his job and spun a feel-good story about its star quarterback, Patrick Witt, into a campuswide embarrassment.

Notwithstanding the level of controversy surrounding cost, the Scottish Parliament Building proved controversial in a number of other respects: the decision to construct a new building, the choice of site, the selection of a non-Scottish architect, and the selection of Bovis as construction manager after having earlier been excluded from the shortlist.

In a report, Paul Miller, an analyst with FBR Capital Markets, forecast that the controversy would cost the banking industry $6 billion to $10 billion.

The controversy has cost GoldieBlox some of the good will it had earned with its message of female empowerment.

The controversy has cost Andersen new business from clients that do not know it well, but not longstanding relationships, Andersen executives said.

Aventis received less than a million dollars in licensing fees over the last three years on StarLink, but the controversy could cost the company several hundred million dollars to resolve.

The Osprey has been beset by controversy over cost and mission as well as safety, and Mr. Cheney waged a long and unsuccessful battle against it when he was in the Bush administration.