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major controversy

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meanings of majorand controversy


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major
adjective
uk /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ us /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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controversy
noun[C or U]
uk /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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Examples of major controversy


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The arguments developed here also highlight the importance of studies on the electoral impact of non-policy factors on the vote, which represents a majorcontroversy in behavioural research.
We are debating not a minor industrial relations issue, but an issue that could develop into a majorcontroversy.
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That is not a sign of majorcontroversy.
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We considered this point as it was obviously the majorcontroversy in the working party's report.
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Majorcontroversy was confined to controversy not between parties but between any major section of public opinion.
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I had thought in advance that the point on which we would have the only majorcontroversy was the spelling of the word "caravanner".
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The conditions were such that relatively small grievances could easily become magnified into matters of majorcontroversy.
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Sometimes one puts the boot in privately as well, because that is how to sort out issues of majorcontroversy.
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I trust that this scheme, where no majorcontroversy appears to be aroused, will progress well.
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I believe that until retirement pensions are pegged to the cost of living they are bound to be a matter of majorcontroversy.
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There need be no majorcontroversy on that; it is sheer elementary justice.
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That is, if not an unknown, a majorcontroversy in our major export affairs today.
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A matter of majorcontroversy was selected for debate, and was debated.
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Majorcontroversy has arisen on the drink-driving proposals.
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That is a matter of majorcontroversy and must now be debated under the threat of the guillotine.
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It does not suit his temperament to have to introduce a measure or see its progress completed when its principle at least is not a matter of majorcontroversy.
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Basket 3, which is the colloquial and ugly term for it, is the area of majorcontroversy and difficulty.
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This is probably the majorcontroversy about this book.
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The season was marked bt a majorcontroversy at the end.
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