Not surprisingly, such reports gave rise to furious controversy.

Freedman's article sparked furious controversy.

It was an appointment that created furious controversy in some quarters.

This pace of development, needless to say, has spurred furious controversy.

He refused to bury children baptised by dissenters, which led to a furious controversy in Derby.

It also prompted a silly but furious controversy over whether Forty Niner's interests had been unsportsmanlike for having the temerity to challenge the filly early.

Read was later acquitted for making the statement in a decision which aroused "furious controversy".

This pronouncement produced a furious controversy.

Any such selection of treasures, and less contentiously of artifacts to represent them, is subject to furious controversy.

This provoked furious controversy.