Other provisions protecting female victims promise to be more controversial because they chip away at long-held privacy protections.

The archival quality of the medium itself is controversial in art circles, in part because its documented use dates back less than a century.

Other hypotheses are controversial because the methods used to support them are considered by mainstream historical linguists to be invalid in principle.

It was controversial because the National Hockey League clubs would not release their players for the preliminary round.

His book was controversial in Great Britain, both for its subject and because many people at first did not believe that a black African had written it.

The original purchase of Blockbuster was controversial because investors worried about the long-term growth prospects for the home video business.

But the business has been controversial, because Myriad charges about $2,700 for the test and uses its patents to prevent others from offering similar tests.

Shiras's appointment was somewhat controversial because his age-sixty-was older than usual for a newly appointed Justice.

The mayor said such an increase would not be controversial because "No. 1, there aren't that many people that work at the minimum wage."

The experiment is controversial, not only for its use of fetal tissue but also because of its design.