controversial provision

collocation in English

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controversial
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
causing disagreement ...
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provision
noun
uk
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofcontroversialandprovisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clause 12 has all along been acontroversialprovision.
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Clause 3 remained thecontroversialprovision, which tackled the technically difficult territory of the roll-over of options in takeovers.
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First, on extradition, the removal of the prima facie rule is acontroversialprovision.
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It is difficult to identifycontroversialprovisionin the draft order.
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Of course, that does not mean that no proposal could contain anycontroversialprovision, but the consultation and scrutiny process would allow opposing views to be tested.
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Riders are usually created as a tactic to pass acontroversialprovisionthat would not pass as its own bill.
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Acontroversialprovisionof the proposed charter is the creation of an office of ombudsman.
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Although those controversial provisions remain, the burden of proof matter has been dealt with and a less controversial form of words has been used.
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I believe that it is helpful to circulate reports about the workings of controversial provisions.
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This was not the case with the controversial provisions on defamation by the media.
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The inclusion of controversial provisions could, of course, delay us considerably.
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That applies generally and in particular to the more controversial provisions, especially the powers of the state.
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The day before the law was to take effect, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocked the law's most controversial provisions.
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