Sentence examples for finance controversy from inspiring English sources

[Times Union] During an event at the New School, the city's comptroller, John C. Liu, proposed a new fund to help New Yorkers save for retirement and dodged questions about his campaign finance controversy.

On Friday, Sam Oosterhoff, the youngest MPP in Ontario history found himself in the middle of the lamest election finance controversy in recent (and possibly all) time.

In 1996 Gore became involved in a finance controversy over his attendance at an event at the Buddhist Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California.

The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration and also involved the fund-raising practices of the administration itself.

The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to influence the domestic policies of the United States, before and during the Clinton administration, and involved the fundraising practices of the administration itself.

The event, a luncheon attended by about 100 community leaders, became one of the first important campaign finance controversies to embroil the vice president.

The luncheon with about 100 community leaders was one of the first campaign finance controversies to embroil the vice president, who was invited to the temple by a leader of the group, which is based in Taiwan.

The slush fund headline seems to suggest the financing controversy in which the City Council was found to be stashing millions of dollars for later use by allocating grants to fictitious nonprofit groups.

His ability, familiarity with trade and finance, toughness in controversy - all fed belief among Conservatives that he was the man to restore them to power.

After some controversy over finance, the line was extended north from Florence to Milan and then Turin and south from Rome to Naples, the last links in these extensions being opened in 2009.

After nearly two years of controversy surrounding finances and staffing, the New York City Police Museum in Lower Manhattan formally opened yesterday, with officials calling it an educational tool they hoped would help improve the public's perception of the city's police officers.