These controversial initiatives brought about the advent of parties.

He was also a major contributor to Eleanor Roosevelt's controversial initiative to build a resettlement community for unemployed mining families in Arthurdale, West Virginia.

This became a controversial initiative, in that the legitimate Norwegian government refused to give the council any legal backing, and the German authorities ended up disbanding it.

The controversial initiative pitted the interests of real estate developers against environmental protection and preservation of natural resources.

But the mayoral candidates are long on generalities and short on controversial initiatives.

As chairperson of the Legislative Black Caucus, Williams was vocal about a controversial initiative that would require a photo ID to cast a ballot.

The most controversial initiative was the proposal to allow local communities to hold popular votes on the naturalisation of foreigners with no right of appeal.

The initiative followed a successful, less controversial initiative (the Beobachter Initiative) in 1992, which placed stricter control on biotechnology in human reproductive medicine.

He had hoped to time it for some hopeful turning in the war because emancipation was a controversial initiative that cabinet members were advising against.

One top aide said there was also some concern that the defense measure was being packed with too many controversial initiatives.