"We had to make the film in Scotland because we were worried about setting off a scandal in Ireland.
First, her husband, former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a Democrat, was caught sending lewd pictures of himself to several women, setting off a scandal that cost him his job in Congress and cast a harsh light on their marriage.
But two years later, it was revealed that Ms. Shin had never received a Yale degree, embarrassing Dongguk officials and setting off a scandal that quickly spread beyond the school to prominent figures across the country.
But he and his small research team at West Virginia University may have done exactly that, with a $50,000 study which produced early evidence that Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) was cheating on U.S. vehicle emissions tests, setting off a scandal that threatens the German automaker's leadership, reputation and finances.
That hard-fought win became ancient history after the gossip website TMZ posted audio on-line that allegedly featured controversial Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist comments in reference to former NBA star, and part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Magic Johnson setting off a scandal that threatens to overshadow not just the Clippers' postseason run but the entire NBA Playoffs.
But he and his small research team at West Virginia University may have done exactly that, with a $50,000 study which produced early evidence that Volkswagen AG was cheating on U.S. vehicle emissions tests, setting off a scandal that threatens the German automaker's leadership, reputation and finances.
The exposure of the spy network set off a scandal that threatened to upset recently mended relations between the United States and Russia.
I had not intended to set off a scandal, nor had I anticipated how sad the six-day trip would make me.
And there are some canny Greek monks who built a vast real estate empire that set off a scandal that Mr. Lewis says helped bring down the government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in October 2009.
The Rolando Paulino Little League in the Bronx, whose use of an overage player set off a scandal last August, has apparently dropped out of Little League baseball and will take its players on the road.
