ongoing controversy

collocation in English

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ongoing
adjective
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/ˈɒŋˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɑːnˌɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the ...
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controversy
noun[C or U]
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/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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Nevertheless, there isongoingcontroversyon whether the existence of null expletive subjects is, by itself, sufficient evidence to classify a language as pro-drop.
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As he wrote in 1962, one of the main factors for theongoingcontroversyover desegregation was that ' ' the scientific evidence had failed to reach the public mind.
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This brought on a largeongoingcontroversyand finally prompted a virologist colleague of theirs to inject embryonated eggs with mumps virus.
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However, the completion of the stations was hampered by the lack of funds andongoingcontroversyover the placement of station's exit.
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Significantongoingcontroversyhas been generated by the case.
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Voting machine vendors, election officials and prominent computer scientists agreed to try to endongoingcontroversyover electronic voting by attempting to draft uniform standards.
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There isongoingcontroversyon the legality of using peptide secretagogues in sports.
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This evolution of the definition has been a subject ofongoingcontroversy, and the term continues to apply to both the narrower and broader scope.
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Thisongoingcontroversyis described in the main article.
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This new publication immediately stirred a new phase of theongoingcontroversy.
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The race was the subject ofongoingcontroversy, as it was being held during ongoing anti-government protests, with the support of the government.
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was anongoingcontroversyregarding illegal bowling actions.
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Theongoingcontroversyhad an impact both on the building project, with some contractors becoming hesitant to help, and on local community relations.
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Despiteongoingcontroversy, locals continued to support the plan: in the 1997 mayoral election, the pro-airport coalition won a narrow victory over the anti-airport coalition.
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There is alsoongoingcontroversyin choosing toys for use in nondirective play therapy, with choices being largely made through intuition rather than through research.
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Licensed use of the logo by the university has been increasingly restrictive as a result of theongoingcontroversy.
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Flight 007 has been the subject ofongoingcontroversyand has spawned a number of conspiracy theories.
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This has led to anongoingcontroversy, and has resulted in imposed penalties on the school's team.
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There has beenongoingcontroversyabout the name of the stadium.
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Theongoingcontroversyover high-level nuclear waste disposal is a major constraint on the nuclear powers global expansion.
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