controversial decision

collocation in English

meaningsofcontroversialanddecision

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controversial
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
causing disagreement ...
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decision
noun
uk
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofcontroversialanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If he does take acontroversialdecisionhe risks losing some support but those who endorse him will be firmer in doing so.
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The mostcontroversialdecisionso far is that the prominence category selected for the reduplicative template is stress and not weight.
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Anothercontroversialdecisionis the reduction in the proportion of local authority members on the health authorities.
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It was acontroversialdecisionand it is being treated with great sensitivity.
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This is an important debate on acontroversialdecisionof mine.
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That difficult andcontroversialdecisionwas taken in the interests of our farmers.
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Think of everycontroversialdecisionin the criminal law.
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Even then that was an intensivelycontroversialdecision.
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He referred to the judge who made thecontroversialdecisionon what he thought was the best interests of a certain child.
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Will he now reconsider—not necessarily today—thecontroversialdecisionto destroy that wood, and not to put a tunnel under it, as recommended by the inspector?
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It is, and will remain, acontroversialdecision.
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We accepted that that was acontroversialdecisionand that it could be expensive.
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I remember that at the time it was an extremelycontroversialdecisionand deeply disappointing to all the aid and third world agencies.
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That is the reason for this admittedlycontroversialdecisionto place the onus of proof where it now lies.
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Thatcontroversialdecisionwas welcomed by the dairy sector and is worth some £9 million to the industry.
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This at the time was acontroversialdecision, only 200,000 sq.
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That would be a very difficult andcontroversialdecisionto make.
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That is acontroversialdecision, especially because in the centre of the land are a large sports field, changing rooms and car parking.
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I understand that police officers may want certainty in the interpretation of an order and not have to make a difficult and perhaps politicallycontroversialdecisionon definitions.
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That could be a verycontroversialdecision.
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