Sentence examples for through controversial from inspiring English sources

He is respected as a political heavyweight capable of pushing through controversial ideas.

France and Germany want to ram through controversial new rules after turning down British pleas for a postponement.

Before his resignation from the government, Purnell had pushed through controversial changes to the benefits system with gusto.

As head of the college he pushed through controversial changes and earned a formidable reputation among staff and students alike.

What will count now is the spine to see through controversial investigations, however much fuss the grocers and the rest of them kick up.

The first is their readiness to use their healthy parliamentary majority to drive through controversial measures with a minimum of democratic process.

THE centre-right government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen repeated its "three fundamental considerations" when it forced through controversial new rules on immigration last week.

Most recently he provoked ire from his own MPs after allying with former prime minister and convicted tax evader Silvio Berlusconi to force through controversial constitutional changes.

And not everyone who is interviewed will say how they will vote.ICM has tried to compensate through controversial weighting and adjustment procedures.

The dream scenario is that Lula will be able to use his popularity to push through controversial reforms that will banish the markets' fears of an imminent default.

In September, Abe pushed through controversial security laws that remove some of the constitutional shackles on Japanese troops, potentially enabling them to fight overseas alongside US forces.