A relatively new company, the brande was launched amid great fanfare in 2002.

He called the police and an investigation was launched amid concerns about security at the nationally-renowned Izhmash arms factory.

It was launched amid a growth in the number of students in grades 10-12.

She was launched amid a storm of derision.

A new organization dedicated to saving the Amazon rainforest has been launched amid controversy in Paris.

The ill-timed promotion was launched amid high wholesale crab leg prices.

A third newspaper, the Daily News, was launched in 1907 amid local political rivalries.

Number 96 was launched amid much controversy on 13 March 1972.

The first phase of the development was launched amid the property bubble in 1997, and units were subject of many speculators' interest.

The program was launched two months ago amid a blizzard of publicity and promotional hype, promising "Your world will never be the same."