considerable controversy

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandcontroversy

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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controversy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trə.vɜː.si/us
/ˈkɑːn.trə.vɝː.si/
a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandcontroversyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Considerablecontroversyexists over whether stress, and relatedly trauma, improves or adversely affects memory.
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Despite these experimental advances,considerablecontroversyremains regarding the origin of the phagocytic cells.
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The practical impact of the 1662 legislation has, however, provokedconsiderablecontroversy.
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There isconsiderablecontroversyin the literature over the reliability and validity of such information.
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Because of its accessibility it has become a place where new hypotheses have been tried and tested with varying degrees of success andconsiderablecontroversy.
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There isconsiderablecontroversyconcerning whether financial incentives should be offered to individuals before death and/or to family members of deceased patients to increase organ donation.
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Karbaschi's popularity continued to increase as mayor, although his policies also generatedconsiderablecontroversy.
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These proposals arousedconsiderablecontroversy.
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Notice, however, that there isconsiderablecontroversyamong philosophers of law over whether (2) is true.
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The means of this being paid for gives rise at least to a matter ofconsiderablecontroversy.
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There isconsiderablecontroversyover what is called the "grey area".
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That has been a matter ofconsiderablecontroversyand it is in any case an extremely complicated matter.
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Over the last three years there has beenconsiderablecontroversy.
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The decisions that we took resulted inconsiderablecontroversyand criticism from some quarters.
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It has arousedconsiderablecontroversy, and a large proportion of citizens are in opposition to it.
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The other matter that has causedconsiderablecontroversyis the size of employees' contributions.
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Such a body would consist of appointed representatives, and that in itself would causeconsiderablecontroversy.
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I accept that this is an area ofconsiderablecontroversy.
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That has been a matter ofconsiderablecontroversyfor over 20 years.
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The question of prices is a matter, as we have already heard this evening, ofconsiderablecontroversy.
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