Sentence examples for controversy maintained from inspiring English sources

Although he was born in Derry and represented Northern Ireland at U16 level, he opted for the Republic under the Good Friday agreement and, despite pressure and controversy, maintained that he wanted to remain with them.

Backing away from any potential controversy, Mr. Amiel maintained that his film did not take sides.

In the Gallican controversy, Louis XIV maintained that the French monarch could limit papal authority in collecting the revenues of vacant sees and in certain other matters, while the Ultramontanists held that the pope was supreme.

Rather, the controversy is maintained by the confluence of two factors.

Throughout the pantheism controversy, Rehberg maintained his skeptical attitude toward all religious belief.

Prior to the Oppenheimer controversy, Teller maintained a friendly relationship with Oppenheimer.

UPDATE: Reebok has responded to the controversy and maintained its stance on the shoes, telling us: "We stand behind our EasyTone technology – the first shoe in the toning category that was inspired by balance-ball training.

This is no raging controversy, Carter maintains, just prevailing reality, though possibly and admittedly a sad one.

Talking about this, and his backing of Qatar for the 2022 World Cup which has embroiled him in controversy, Platini maintains his guiding force is to "protect" a game he still loves.

As such, he has added little charisma or novelty to the political scene, but by steering clear of controversy and maintaining party unity he has benefited as the Socialists sink in opinion polls.

He recently made headlines for the wrong reasons after he got into a fracas in a club and fled the scene in a speedboat, and then he was embroiled in a rape lyric controversy (he maintains his innocence), but he's also released a mixtape – If You Ever Think I'll Stop Goin' In – as well as this sports-brand-referencing track.