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词汇 example_english_storm-of-controversy
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storm of controversy

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meanings of stormand controversy


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storm
noun
uk /stɔːm/ us /stɔːrm/
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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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 storm of controversy


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By contrast, his recent ' long-range ' comparative work has provoked a stormofcontroversy and seriously compromised his reputation among mainstream linguists.
The result is, not unnaturally, a stormofcontroversy which has certainly blown the cobwebs away.
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Then, setting up one new broadcasting body produced a stormofcontroversy.
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It cannot be proceeded with now without exciting a stormofcontroversy in the country.
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The character caused a stormofcontroversy in 1966, and many newspapers would only run censored versions of the strips.
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The book set off a huge stormofcontroversy and debate that lasted for years.
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The lecture caused a stormofcontroversy, even at the reception immediately following his talk.
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This caused a stormofcontroversy as it transpired she had done so against the advice of her senior civil servants.
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Her daring role in that film apparently created a stormofcontroversy.
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The article resulted in a stormofcontroversy.
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It appeared in 1324 and provoked a stormofcontroversy that lasted through the century.
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This last work, with its implication that too often foolish artists received rewards that did not match their talent, raised a stormofcontroversy.
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A stormofcontroversy met the decision to abolish the original papers.
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The land use plan, in particular, ignited a stormofcontroversy.
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She became the centre of a stormofcontroversy in 1985 when she was banned from her local pre-school amid fears she might infect other children.
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The young plant, which some thought too tender to be exposed prematurely to the storms of controversy, has survived.
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