Yet his genius for drawing controversy to himself, well known in California, made him an unlikely favorite son.

The board's proposal had been drawing controversy because it was aimed at stock plans that under Federal law must benefit all employees.

Like a lightning rod, the house has drawn critics and controversy over the decades.

Nor was the next topic apt to draw much controversy.

And while some groups drew controversy, others seem to have been largely ignored.

They have drawn controversy for having the same name as people of the Philippines.

Operations to capture terrorists have drawn political and legal controversy.

The film drew controversy for a scene in which several black men were lynched.

There was enough of a sting to these charges at the time to draw controversy, to bring an abrupt end to his research back then.

But the plan has drawn controversy because many passengers feel it will benefit only the middle and upper classes.