1.   Even as Hallinan moves to distance himself from high-profile public controversy, signs point to continued trouble ahead, politically speaking.

2.   His book sparked off a public controversy about the issue.

3.   His series of articles on party leaders has stirred up a great deal of public controversy.

4.   It is not altogether idle to speculate about what seems to be driving the private ambivalence and the public controversy.

5.   Peter Green describes his intervention in one recent matter of urgent public controversy.

6.   The issue aroused great public controversy, as did the financial and material contributions made by the German government to the allied coalition for prosecution of the Gulf war.

7.   Although supporters of the bill say that it will resolve public controversy over the use of public lands, the bill will do just the opposite.

8.   And yet Clinton remains a figure of galvanizing public controversy, intensely unpopular with segments of the electorate.

9.   As for public controversies, Drazen says he shares the passion of Angell and other predecessors for curbing smoking, but is far less critical of alternative medicine.

10.   As the matter lingers, however, intense public controversy over the issue has placed Indians and non-Indians at odds, particularly around the casino-rich Oneida territory.