During the Nootka Sound Controversy in 1790, Pitt took advantage of the alliance to force Spain to give up its claim to exclusive control over the western coast of North and South America.

Controversy surrounds the assertion that a massacre by Israelis took place at al-Tantura and Lydda.

From 1637 to 1638 he took part in both the civil trial and church trial of Anne Hutchinson during the Antinomian Controversy, being one of the two ministers representing Roxbury.

Controversy occurred when Raymond Damadian took out full-page ads in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times headlined " The Shameful Wrong That Must Be Righted " saying that the Nobel committee had not included him as a Prize winner alongside Lauterbur and Mansfield for his early work on the MRI.

Controversy surrounded the 2005 United States Grand Prix, where only 6 of the 22 cars took the green due to problems with Michelin tires, which likely damaged the reputation of the event and the F1 in general in the USA market.

William Watson took the " appellant " side in the Archpriest Controversy, hostile to George Blackwell who had been appointed by the Vatican.

Controversy exists as to the actual details of the flight and if this flight took place, it is generally not recognized as a record because of a lack of verifiable speed measurement and because the aircraft's highest speeds were attained while diving, whereas Yeager's X-1 completed the feat in level flight.

Those criticising these approaches took the name " fundamentalist " which was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century, and that had its roots in the Fundamentalist – Modernist Controversy of that time.

Controversy and speculation was abound about this result, however the FIA took no action as Williams, who were still dealing with Senna's death, did not protest.

During the " Goldhagen Controversy " of 1996, Kershaw took the view that his friend, Hans Mommsen, had " destroyed " Daniel Goldhagen's arguments about a culture of " eliminationist antisemitism " in Germany during their frequent debates on German TV.

During the Investiture Controversy, Pinamonte Bonacolsi took advantage of the chaotic situation to seize power — as Captain General of the People — in 1273.

In the Investiture Controversy, the abbot of Corvey took a stand with the Saxon nobles against Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

The term " fundamentalism " was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century, and that had its roots in the Fundamentalist – Modernist Controversy of that time.

Controversy later surrounded Body Count over its song " Cop Killer ", a song intended as a narrative from the view of a criminal getting revenge on racist police officers guilty of brutality, from the National Rifle Association and various police advocacy groups.

Controversy about silicon's character dates to its discovery: silicon was first prepared and characterized in pure form in 1824, and given the name silicium ( from, flints ), with an-ium word-ending to suggest a metal, a name which the element retains in several non-English languages.

As of 2008, Dembski serves as a senior fellow at the CSC, where he plays a central role in the center's extensive public and political campaigns advancing the concept of intelligent design and its teaching in public schools through its " Teach the Controversy " campaign as part of the institute's wedge strategy.

Along with the Academic Bill of Rights, the Santorum Amendment and its " Teach the Controversy " approach is viewed by some academics as a threat to academic freedom.

Controversy surrounded the network in 2002 and 2003 over obscenities, expressed respectively by Cher and Nicole Richie, aired live on the network's broadcasts of the Billboard Music Awards on its affiliates in the Eastern and Central Time Zones despite the use of five-second audio delays ; the indecent material was edited out on broadcasts in the Mountain Time Zone and westward.

Controversy followed the Pinto after 1977 allegations that the Pinto's structural design allowed its fuel tank filler neck to break off and the fuel tank to be punctured in a rear-end collision, resulting in deadly fires from spilled fuel.

Controversy arose during the construction of the bridge over its growing cost, and a subsequent budgetary blow-out which resulted in the use of $ 20. 3 million in government funds.

Controversy over the flag salute issue escalated and mob attacks became prevalent in many U. S. states until 1943 when the court overruled its previous decision in the case of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.

Controversy arose again in Canadian political circles in 2003 following the company's decision to refer solely to its acronym " CN " and not " Canadian National ", a move some interpret as being an attempt to distance the company from references to " Canada ".

Johnson is one of the authors of the Discovery Institute's Wedge Document and its Teach the Controversy campaign, which attempts to cast doubt on the validity of the theory of evolution, its acceptance within the scientific community, and reduce its role in public school science curricula while promoting intelligent design.

Controversy erupted anew, however, as the congregation of the Church of the Holy Trinity exhibited an increased willingness to fight the demolition plans for its church.

Controversy ensued because of its use of vertical gender-neutral language ( God and Christ ) and some uses of horizontal gender-neutral language (" human beings " or " they " instead of " men " or " he ").

Controversy over the building was further fueled by its prolonged construction period, its prime location in the heart of the academic mall, and its intended usage.

ITAR ’ s prominence has also increased as its implications for foreign parties that handle USML items have become better understood ( see “ Controversy ” below ).

Controversy has arisen from the claims by Christian and Muslim religious leaders that the practice of Yoga violates the core tenets of Christianity and Islam owing to its unmistakably Hindu content.

Controversy exists as to its effectiveness in the treatment of chronic pain.

The reform-minded Pope Gregory VII was determined to oppose such practices, leading to the Investiture Controversy with King Henry IV ( r. 1056 – 1106 ), who repudiated the Pope's interference and persuaded his bishops to excommunicate the Pope, whom he famously addressed by his born name " Hildebrand ", rather than his divine name " Pope Gregory VII ".

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Controversy arose when it was mistakenly believed that Charmander's name, while in actuality being a combination of " char " and " salamander ", meant " life without God.

Controversy was raised during this BID renewal when InHolborn proposed collecting Bloomsbury and the historic areas of St. Giles and Holborn under the name of " Midtown ".

The centenary of this event in 2011 was commemorated by the major retrospective ( June 2011-January 2012 ) entitled " William Etty: Art and Controversy ", with a book of the same name.

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* " Controversy " ( song ), a 1981 single by Prince from the album of the same name

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In that year the iconoclast Byzantine emperor Leo III, angered by archbishops of the region because they had supported Rome in the Iconoclastic Controversy, detached the church of the province from the Roman pope and placed it under the patriarch of Constantinople.

Controversy surrounds the use of hypnotherapy to retrieve memories, especially those from early childhood or ( alleged ) past-lives.

A series of critical academic books and articles, however, held in check any appreciable growth of anti-Stratfordism and Oxfordism, most notably The Shakespeare Ciphers Examined ( 1957 ), by William and Elizebeth Friedman, The Poacher from Stratford ( 1958 ), by Frank Wadsworth, Shakespeare and His Betters ( 1958 ), by Reginald Churchill, The Shakespeare Claimants ( 1962 ), by H. N. Gibson, and Shakespeare and His Rivals: A Casebook on the Authorship Controversy ( 1962 ), by George L. McMichael and Edgar M. Glenn.

Local churches were forced to appeal to Rome to obtain restitution from the imperial bishops who had taken advantage of the Investiture Controversy to obtain property for their own benefit, as the Emperor turned a blind eye.

He points out that Liberatus wrote his Breviarium at the height of the Three-Chapter Controversy, " when Vigilius was being regarded by his opponents as anti-Christ and Liberatus was prominent among these opponents ", and the Liber Pontificalis drew from an account written at the same time.

In particular, Gregory decreed in this second council that only the Pope could appoint or depose bishops or move them from see to see, an act which was later to cause the Investiture Controversy.

He repulsed the attack of Cordatus in a letter to Luther and his other colleagues by stating that he had never departed from their common teachings on this subject, and in the Antinomian Controversy of 1537 Melanchthon was in harmony with Luther.

Controversy arose in Britain in 1967 when the mooted premiere at Britain's National Theatre was cancelled, due to the intervention of the National Theatre board, despite the support for the play of Laurence Olivier, under pressure from his wife, and Kenneth Tynan.

Controversy arose over both the adoption and Depp's portrayal of a Native American character, as Depp was not raised in, nor has confirmable ancestry from, a Native American community, though he has said he " guesses " he may have some distant Cherokee or Creek ancestry.

Controversy erupted during the midst of the second season when series developer and executive producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe announced he had been released from the show's production, although his influence was felt until the completion of the second season ; at that point, Bob Engels was brought on to be an executive producer of the series.

In the ensuing " Downgrade Controversy ," the Metropolitan Tabernacle became disaffiliated from the Baptist Union, effectuating Spurgeon's congregation as the world's largest self-standing church.

Controversy reared again, with claims that the album cover and title concept had been stolen from the San Francisco noise / punk band, Flipper, contemporaries of PiL, whose album, Album, featured a similarly unadorned sleeve.

Controversy arose over McQueen's Mexican trip, because McQueen sought a very non-traditional cancer treatment that used coffee enemas, frequent shampoos, injection of live cells from cows and sheep, massage and laetrile, a supposedly " natural " anti-cancer drug available in Mexico, but not approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration.

Controversy erupted over the attempted appointment of Jim McDaid as Minister for Defence, which saw him resign from the post before he had been officially installed, under pressure from O ' Malley.

Controversy erupted over the attempted appointment of Jim McDaid as Minister for Defence, which saw him resign from the post before he had been officially installed.

Controversy has also come from other directions, including a Culture Minister ( Kim Howells ) criticising exhibits, a guest of honour ( Madonna ) swearing, a prize judge ( Lynn Barber ) writing in the press, and a speech by Sir Nicholas Serota ( about the purchase of a trustee's work ).

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Controversy surrounding the 1832 Reform Bill saw rioters from York attempt to invade Palace angered by initial lack of support from Archbishop Harcourt.