Sentence examples for forefront of controversy from inspiring English sources

Yet the company also has been at the forefront of controversy, fueling a drumbeat of criticism by elected officials, mostly Democrats, who contend that Halliburton's bidding success reflects more its past association with Mr. Cheney than its experience as a defense contractor.

In recent weeks, Lewandowski has been at the forefront of controversy.

The fact that Israel has had to mute the campaign and bring forward the second part of it only serves to show that the country remains at the forefront of controversy and that's not likely to end anytime soon.

Loyalists were once again at the forefront of the controversy.

At the forefront of this controversy in the pro-GMO groups are scientists, traditional farmers, and business groups; in the anti-GMO organizations are organic farmers, a smaller subset of scientists, natural food purists, and skeptical consumers.

However, a local priest at the forefront of the controversy, Father McAran, thought the entire situation regarding the train from New York was a joke.

Haynes told VICE News this isn't the first time the tiny Mustang school district has been at the forefront of such controversy.

However, in 2011, the mosque was at the forefront of another controversy regarding the murder of another governor of Lahore, who, like his Mughal predecessor, was one of the few remaining progressive politicians in the country.

I contacted the office of State Senator Liz Kruger, who has been at the forefront of the controversy, along with Rep. Carolyn Maloney, State Assembly Member Micah Keller, State Assembly Member Dan Quart, City Council Members Jessica Lappin and Dan Garodnick and Residents for Sane Trash Solutions.

7 First, the undisputed facts do not justify the conclusion of the District Court and Court of Appeals that petitioner "voluntarily thrust" or "injected" himself into the forefront of the public controversy surrounding the investigation of Soviet espionage in the United States.

More commonly, those classed as public figures have thrust themselves to the forefront of particular public controversies in order to influence the resolution of the issues involved". 418 U.S., at 345, 94 S.Ct., at 3009.