controversial topic

collocation in English

meaningsofcontroversialandtopic

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controversial
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
causing disagreement ...
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topic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɒp.ɪk/us
/ˈtɑː.pɪk/
a subject that is discussed, written about, ...
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(Definition ofcontroversialandtopicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontroversial topic

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The existence or otherwise of subfibrillar structure of intermediate filaments has remained acontroversialtopic.
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Non-determinism is acontroversialtopicin the functional community.
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No argument regarding acontroversialtopiccan be credible to all persons.
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This is not an easy task, particularly as this is still acontroversialtopicamong statisticians.
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Missing data imputation remains a somewhatcontroversialtopicin both statistical and public opinion circles.
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The participants were asked to discuss delinquency, acontroversialtopicwhich we had chosen because it offers a lot of advantages for testing a conflict-based analysis of public discussion.
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Ideally, they can take their findings to a cultural insider and have productive discussions about thiscontroversialtopic.
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The relevance of cortical dynamics is acontroversialtopicin visual neuroscience, but findings in relation to spatial and temporal integration offer further novel avenues to analyze experimental data.
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If scientific evidence is poor, it may be viewed as a highlycontroversialtopicthat needs to be debated publicly among health professionals during a consensus conference (17).
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Chlamydial serology is acontroversialtopic.
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In spite of this body of research, the concept of a critical period for second language acquisition continues to be acontroversialtopic.
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The identification and teaching of children with reading difficulties has proved to be a particularlycontroversialtopic, which has attracted a great deal of publicity.
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The question raised by the title is acontroversialtopicin management of breast cancer at the present time.
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We all know that patient information about medicines is acontroversialtopic.
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This is a complex and in some wayscontroversialtopic.
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We then come to the verycontroversialtopicof birth control.
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The provisions on data protection were anothercontroversialtopic.
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I do not wish to pursue that verycontroversialtopic.
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Everybody knows that there is no morecontroversialtopicthan the re-organisation of local government.
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That is really the subject of the most interest, and it was the onlycontroversialtopic.
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