11.   Barkley remains a controversial figure because he never fails to offer an opinion on any subject, from basketball to national politics to the O.J. Simpson verdict.

12.   A controversial figure, Brown was accused twice of financial improprieties, cleared in one case, and under investigation by an independent counsel in the second.

13.   But a number of other controversial figures widely considered here and abroad to be political prisoners remain incarcerated.

14.   But Engler is a controversial figure in this state, and the surveys showed that his endorsement was a mixed blessing for Bush.

15.   But he remains a controversial figure, accused by his local weekly newspaper, the Anderson Valley Advertiser, of using the bombing for self-promotion.

16.   But his efforts, and his backing away from many of the projects he has began, have made him a controversial figure.

17.   But hospitalists are also among the most controversial figures on the medical scene.

18.   But it has also made him a controversial figure.

19.   But the most controversial figure is Thompson.

20.   Controversial figures like O.J. Simpson and Louis Farrakhan also are included.