31.   Even as the controversy surrounding Lee, who bears a striking resemblance to the tall, lanky Jinnah, seemed to lose momentum, another controversy began to brew.

32.   It was the first time since the controversy began in July that a Beijing leader has commented on how Hong Kong should deal with the issue.

33.   The controversy began early in March when Al-Ahram, the leading Egyptian daily, announced it had signed a contract with Lurie.

34.   The controversy began in May when Ms. Schimmel was quoted expressing understanding for Muslim wrath against Rushdie.

35.   The controversy began with opposition claims that the president received millions of dollars in illegal political funds from a steel firm before it went bankrupt early this year.

36.   The controversy began after lecturer Richard C. Hoagland was interviewed on a syndicated radio program.

37.   The controversy began earlier this month when Mancuso sought disciplinary action against the Clean Hands prosecutors for allegedly interfering with the inspectors.

38.   The controversy over Yantra began over a year ago, when a number of his female former followers charged he had engaged in sexual affairs while in the monkhood.

39.   The controversy began last week after then-Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka shed tears on camera over her feud with ministry bureaucrats.

40.   The controversy began years before that, however.