Before controversy erupted ( see below ) he exhibited an obsession with fire and his trademark phrase was " FIRE!

The outrage and controversy that erupted, as well as the NFL's desire to keep a team in Cleveland, led to an agreement whereby Modell was cleared to move his team ( which became the Baltimore Ravens ) but relinquished ownership of the Browns ' name, colors, logos and history.

An element naming controversy erupted between the two groups.

However, the Liancourt Rocks controversy erupted again when Japan's Shimane prefecture declared " Takeshima Day ", inciting mass demonstrations in South Korea.

In the ensuing controversy that erupted, the APA held up his application for membership for a year because of questions about the ethics of his work, but then granted him full membership.

Days after the speech, the White House travel office controversy erupted.

The Union Flag also became a prominent symbol of the movement, and its use as a symbol of pride and nationalism contrasted deeply with the controversy that erupted just a few years before when former Smiths singer Morrissey performed draped in it.

In 2009 and 2010, controversy erupted in Texas as the state's curriculum committee made several changes to the state's requirements, often at the expense of minorities.

Violent controversy erupted throughout the South over these issues.

A controversy erupted when a letter arrived from the Stanley Cup trustees on March 17, that the trustees would not let the Stanley Cup travel west, as they did not consider Victoria a proper challenger because they had not formally notified the trustees.

With the Magic already down in the series, controversy erupted after the Pistons ' Game 2 victory.

Over the next few years, the controversy surrounding the faith healer, at first kept out of the Dutch media, erupted into a national debate over the competency of the queen.

In November 2005, controversy erupted when journalist Steve Gilliard posted a photograph on his blog.

In 2011 the city erupted in controversy after the City Council voted to ban the flying of the Confederate flag on city light poles, a practice which had previously been allowed to commemorate the Virginia holiday Lee-Jackson Day, which is observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Soon after the news of this public tragedy reached Athens, a massive controversy erupted over the apportionment of blame for the botched rescue.

In 2004 controversy erupted in Spreckels when the Tanimura family, which owns the fields around the town, declared that a 1907 plat in its possession gave it the right to build 73 housing units on its land —- an act which would increase the town's size by 40 %.

In the recent bicentennial, however, controversy erupted when neither French president Jacques Chirac nor prime minister Dominique de Villepin attended any functions commemorating the battle.

A controversy has erupted since the Council voted to allow 24 / 7 hours of operation in order to accommodate the development of a WalMart Market at 204 Wagaraw Road.

Much controversy erupted over the breed when it was recognized by The International Cat Association in 1995 with critics voicing concern over potential health and mobility issues.

The controversy eventually erupted into a geopolitical dispute involving Muslim and Jewish groups on multiple continents over the application of, and adherence to, international law.

During the 2004 Canadian federal election, controversy erupted over Layton's accusation that Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin was responsible for the deaths of homeless people because he failed to provide funding for affordable housing.

" It also erupted a minor controversy, when Russell began to joke around that the gunshots were fired into a real corpse ; a statement everyone vehemently denied later.

In September 1994 another damaging controversy erupted when top heavy metal band Metallica filed suit against Elektra to terminate their contract and gain ownership of their master recordings.

Further controversy erupted when it was revealed that the same company, which is a prominent financial backer of the Liberal Party, had offered $ 60 million for the vessels prior to the auction.

In 2003, controversy erupted between Poland and France when Polish forces found French Roland surface-to-air missiles that the international press reported that Polish officers claimed had been manufactured in 2003.

Almost immediately, however, a controversy, which had been begun ten years before and been temporarily silenced, broke out more violently than ever.

The two neighbours immediately went ahead with normalizing their relations, but the state's name remains a source of local and international controversy.

When Hodder Westropp introduced the Mesolithic in 1866 as a technology intermediate between Paleolithic and Neolithic, a storm of controversy immediately arose around it.

Upon his accession as pope, Gregory immediately appealed to the Byzantine Emperor Leo III to moderate his position on the iconoclastic controversy.

Probably Hird's most memorable performance is universally considered to be the Round 3, 2004 game against West Coast – the game immediately following the controversy.

Zachary Taylor avoided the issue as the Whig candidate during the 1848 U. S. presidential election but then as President attempted to sidestep the entire controversy by pushing to admit California and New Mexico as free states immediately, avoiding the entire territorial process and thus the Wilmot Proviso question.

Almost immediately — and with much controversy — the native groups began to sell some of the land.

The new council was immediately involved in controversy and in 1906 it failed to make a rate or meet its financial commitments.

He named this new institution " Jesus College " leading immediately to controversy and accusations of blasphemy.

They immediately caused a controversy by selecting four painters and the National Inspector for the Fine Arts for the jury for the Club's 1894 exhibition.

White was immediately embroiled in controversy regarding his previous employment with Enron and what he may have known about some of Enron's questionable business practices.

Nogi's seppuku immediately created a sensation and a controversy.

A library patron specifically complained about five photos depicting scenes of the Palestinian refugee camps which were immediately removed by the Gallery officials to avoid controversy.

Though not immediately stepping down after losing power to Partido Popular's Jose Maria Aznar in 1996, he was ousted following a controversy regarding illegal means used in the struggle against the ETA during his government.

This immediately caused controversy when Frank Denny, a Pentecostal missionary to China, jumped on the platform and tried to censor McAlister.

These allegations immediately spurred controversy among Polish historians, who noticed that both, the described events and the dates quoted by d ' Ornano seemed unlikely.

He did not immediately return to the orthodox positions of the Church of England, but was drawn into controversy with Catholics: with John Lewgar, John Floyd, and in a disputation with Thomas White before Lord Digby and Sir Kenelm Digby.

In March 2009, amid the scandal involving various AIG executives receiving large salary bonuses from the taxpayer-funded bailout of the corporate giant, Grassley sparked controversy by suggesting that those AIG employees receiving large bonuses should follow the so-called ' Japanese example ', resign immediately or commit suicide.

The Disruption controversy reached its climax immediately afterwards, and Blaikie, whose sympathies were entirely with Chalmers, was one of the 474 ministers who signed the deed of demission and gave up their livings.

When it was introduced by Werner Heisenberg, Max Born and Pascual Jordan in 1925, matrix mechanics was not immediately accepted and was a source of great controversy.

The decision generated some controversy: " stunned opposition lawmakers immediately suspected a secret deal between Mr. Alemán, ranked one of the world ’ s 10 most corrupt leaders ever by Transparency International, and Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua and leader of the Sandinista Party, who wields considerable influence and control over the courts.

Those applications immediately fomented debate, particularly over the origin of basalt, and are commonly referred to as the Neptunist-Plutonist controversy.

This decision immediately triggered a controversy among the French political class from the Socialist Party, the UMP ( Lionnel Luca MP ) and the FN.

The film was first released on VHS video in the UK in 1983, where it was immediately caught up in the UK Video nasty controversy of the early 1980s.

The circumstances of Revie's departure immediately provoked controversy.