Sentence examples for spark considerable controversy from inspiring English sources

The Bizot Group's declaration on universal museums is an attempt to shift the focus of the debate over restitution, but inevitably it will spark considerable controversy and debate, particularly from countries that feel they have legitimate claims.

This has sparked considerable controversy.

Those estimates, however, sparked considerable controversy.

That decision caught Washington off-guard and sparked considerable controversy.

Emilia, condesa (countess) de Pardo Bazán, attempted to combine the aesthetics of naturalism with traditional Roman Catholic values in her novels of Galicia, Los pazos de Ulloa (1886; The Son of a Bondwoman) and La madre naturaleza (1887; "Mother Nature"), sparking considerable controversy.

The U.S. government's request not to publish key scientific findings sparked considerable controversy.

On March 13, Ralph Blumenthal and I published a story about a case from Chile which has since sparked considerable controversy.

Although universally acclaimed, Scar has sparked considerable controversy regarding the character's appearance and personality, specifically his darker-colored fur and alleged sexuality.

A German Catholic priest and theologian, Luther was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation and sparked considerable controversy by challenging the authority of the Catholic Church.

Last year, Republican state Rep. Scott Raecker introduced a bill to force the sale of the artwork, but it sparked considerable controversy and was quickly withdrawn.

His arrival sparked considerable controversy, because not only had he set up camp on the golf course but the golf club also had leased 40 acre of Avondale that joined the edge of town.