His book, controversial at the time, found a wide audience and sold well.

The report was controversial even at the time of its publication.

The book was controversial at the time and sold well.

I'm not sure if it was controversial at the time in the real world.

The view, controversial at the time, is widely adopted today.

Although the film was controversial at the time, it is now considered a classic.

The subject matter was controversial at the time, but the event had 400+ people in attendance.

The value of these campaigns was controversial at the time and remains so to this day.

This apparent conflict of interest was not controversial at the time.

The very idea of a German arms industry is controversial at home and abroad.