controversial legislation

collocation in English

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controversial
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
causing disagreement ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofcontroversialandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This could have been important if majorityparty leaders utilized lame-duck sessions to enactcontroversiallegislation, such as bills that cut across the interests of majority-party members.
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We only endeavoured to resist thecontroversiallegislationwhich was forced upon us.
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I may say, however, that apart altogether from other considerations complicated andcontroversiallegislationwould be required.
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Most certainly, but it involves highlycontroversiallegislation.
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The country, on the other hand, may be in the mood to accept diversified butcontroversiallegislation.
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What the public demand is not lesscontroversiallegislation, but that questions which ought to be dealt with, should be dealt with.
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Again, during this warcontroversiallegislationhas been postponed.
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Therefore, as we discuss thiscontroversiallegislationtoday, let us hope that the debate will have the foundation of that good faith.
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Industry and commerce cannot feel confident about their ability to advance in an atmosphere of political aggro,controversiallegislationand dissention of various kinds.
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There are doubts about whethercontroversiallegislationcould be referred to them.
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Surely the point is whether the legislation is controversial, not whether it is important, and this iscontroversiallegislation.
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Legislation, particularlycontroversiallegislation, is likely to create more problems than it cures.
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If she had done that, it would have been verycontroversiallegislation.
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But this policy can only be carried out gradually, and through complicated and, no doubt,controversiallegislation.
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Confiscation, even after a term of 15 years, would involve verycontroversiallegislation.
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That is the argument for saying that they should not introducecontroversiallegislation.
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A great amount of work has been accomplished and a considerable volume ofcontroversiallegislationdealt with.
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