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The furore created by the response to video nasties led to the introduction of the Video Recordings Act 1984 which imposed a stricter code of censorship on videos than was required for cinema release.
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Though this expensive purchase created a furore, it did not deter Tamie Fraser from battling to secure major renovations of the service wing and dining room in 1978.
The Roman-educated Cardinal Mazarin took a personal interest in the project that had been stipulated in Gueffier's will and entrusted it to his agent in Rome, whose plan included an equestrian monument of Louis XIV, an ambitious intrusion that created a furore in papal Rome.
His brilliant playing created a furore which reached to almost extravagant lengths of admiration ; and his triumphs were repeated in the United States in 1891.
He created a political buffer between SIS and the subsequent furore and the earned kudos for assisting Carrington.
His insatiable zeal for work of all kinds began early to undermine the artist's health, but his position was assured by the studentship picture, which created a sort of furore, although, as with most of his works, the blackness of its colouration, probably due to his training as an engraver, was even more decidedly against it than the sadness of its theme.
The investigations and arrests of many police officers created a furore among the police, who protested against the ICAC and even tried to overrun the headquarters in one protest.
Lord of the Sea created a furore.
In 1870, when he was yet only twenty-two years of age, Wauters exhibited his great historical picture of Mary of Burgundy entreating the Sheriffs of Ghent to pardon the Councillors Hugonet and Humbercourt ( Liege Museum ) which created a veritable furore, an impression which was confirmed the following year at the London International Exhibition.
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The series was overshadowed by the furore over various Australian bowlers, most notably Ian Meckiff, whom the English management and media accused of illegally throwing Australia to victory.
As no money bill had been rejected by Lords for over two hundred years, a furore arose over this vote.
The article, written as a school essay, was an attack on The Loom of Youth, by Alec Waugh, a recently published novel which caused a furore for its frank account of homosexual passions between British schoolboys in a public school.
The atrocities committed by his forces, loudly advertised and greatly exaggerated in the liberal press, sparked a furore throughout Europe.
When the Duke of York went into self-imposed exile to Scotland as a result of the furore surrounding the Popish Plot, John and Sarah accompanied him, and Charles II rewarded John's loyalty by creating him Baron Churchill of Eyemouth in Scotland, Sarah thus becoming Lady Churchill.
According to one account by Piers Paul Read ( 1978 ), in January 1963, shortly after the furore over the Airport Job had died down, Brian Field called Gordon Goody to a meeting at the Old Bailey and asked him whether he was interested in a large sum of money that only a large gang could steal.
Although the programme was only seen in the Thames Television region, the ensuing furore occupied the tabloid newspapers for days and shortly after the Sex Pistols were dropped by their record label, EMI.
The rejection of the 1938 portrait of Eliot by the selection committee of the Royal Academy for their annual exhibition caused a furore, with front-page headlines prompted by the resignation of Augustus John in protest.
During his time in the peninsula it was racked by civil war ( intestino furore confligeratur, " internal frenzy ", to the Mozarabic chronicler ), cities were razed and many people slaughtered in the general destruction.
Despite this furore, McCarthy's team reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shoot-out ( after having already missed and scored a penalty in normal time ), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place.
In 2006, Agus Suwage, an Indonesian artist, installed his Pinkswing Park exhibit at Jakarta's international biennale and was surrounded by massive panels with multiple pictures of a near-naked man and woman frolicking in a utopian park – a world away from thoughts of religious furore, public condemnation and possible imprisonment.
The threat to British control of the region posed by the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in October 1935 and the deteriorating situation in Europe toward the end of the 1930s probably made British policy makers more willing to make concessions to Arab governments on the Palestine issue following the furore over the recommendations of the Peel Commission.
In the resulting furore, Haughey, who was Taoiseach, was forced to resign and was replaced by former Minister Albert Reynolds.
The story was taken up by Catholic Herald, The Universe, The Observer and the Sun, linking the project to the furore over Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ.
Shaw exacerbated the general furore by proposing intermarriage of blacks and whites as a solution to racial problems in South Africa.
The day after the resignation of Cllr Colin Barrow's resignation as Leader of Westminster City Council in January 2012 on the BBC's inaugural Sunday Politics, Field said about the West End parking charges plan: " Given the furore, given the strength of the campaign by the Evening Standard, I would be very surprised if his successor runs along with this.
After a public furore which saw newspapers from the Sunday Times to the Socialist Worker unite in condemnation of " censorship ", the IBA held a second vote, having by then seen the film.
In 1860 seven liberal Anglican theologians caused a much greater furore by publishing a manifesto titled Essays and Reviews in which they sought to make textual criticism of the Bible available to the ordinary reader, as well as supporting Darwin.
The idea of CAS was mooted in 2001, due to a furore over charge hikes by channels and subsequently by cable operators.
In April 2011 he caused a furore by making publicly allegations that match fixing had been taking place in Sri Lankan cricket since 1992 and stated that he was prepared to divulge the information that he had about this to the ICC.
Wigley was replaced, to much furore, by former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp.
" Moments later, he was mocked by Ibrahim Ali for not being able to stand up while speaking, which provoked a furore among opposition MPs.
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However, the loss of the warship and all on board in 1804 resulted in a furore in Parliament which eventually led to legislation being passed in 1806 enabling construction to begin.
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*: Includes After the Deadline ( 1984 ), Con amore, con furore ( 1985 ), Viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elämästä ( 1987 ), Toukokuu, ikuinen ( 1988 ), Talvirunoja ( 1990 ), Musta herbaario ( 1992 ) and all the poems from aphorism books Pimeys ( 1984 ) and Kansalaisvapaudesta ( 1989 ).
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Sam Spiegel grew furious and unsuccessfully attempted to have the play suppressed, furore at which helped to gain publicity for the film.
The result was a furore in the Free Church of Scotland, of which he was a member.
" Understandably this caused a furore but it was the backdrop against which Campbell-Lamerton had to keep his players united.
In the ensuing furore the Town Council, which approved of Makgibbon ’ s methods, intervened to prevent rival schools.
Sutcliffe failed twice in the Third Test at Adelaide, the most controversial match of the tour as it was the one in which the bodyline furore reached its climax.
Morgan's statements caused a furore in the press, which portrayed them as anti-Semitic and distasteful.
His court martial became a cause celebre and provoked a political furore which culminated in a Royal Commission of Enquiry into the murders.
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The picture was later shown at the Birmingham Photographic Society with no such furore or censorship.
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Another furore occurred in 1981 when he faked his own death in preparation for the forthcoming project of paintings on the theme of death ( 1982 ): " I could not know what it was like to be dead ," said the artist, " but I could discover what it was like to be thought dead.
In the resulting furore Lenihan's campaign manager Bertie Ahern either deliberately or accidentally revealed on a radio programme that Duffy had interviewed Lenihan.
In addition to the furore arising from this, the Soviets felt that the British government's approach to negotiations on détente in Europe was over-cautious, even sceptical.
From afar the incident had looked much worse and was replayed repeated on slow-motion television with a media furore and press demanding disciplinary action.
* Charles Johnson-The Successful Pyrate ( set off a minor furore over the morality of portraying pirates on stage ; actually a satire )
The pair finally wed on December 1, 1970 ( causing furore among the Moscow cultural and political elite ) and for a honeymoon went for Georgia.
This aggravates a furore over attacks on churches and chapels and tarnishes the government's image within and outside the country.
On 8 July 2011 on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions, at the height of the furore surrounding the alleged illegal and corrupt activities of News of the World journalists, Parris eulogised the newspaper and gave an enthusiastic appreciation of what he considered the virtues and positive achievements of Rupert Murdoch.
In December 2006, Greg Clark ( a former SDP member, now a Conservative Minister ), claimed Toynbee should be an influence on the modern Conservative Party, causing a press furore.
His article on the date in LDPD newspaper Der Morgen arose a furore.
That try became the centre of furore when rumors spread that match referee Darcy Lawler had bet on St. George to win ( Wests captain Arthur Summons later claimed one of his players announced to his team mates before the game that any who had bet on the Magpies to win had better lay off their bets as referee Lawler had backed St. George ).
Remaining in Australia to do television commentary on the tour, Lillee was isolated from the furore in England surrounding the plans for the breakaway professional competition, WSC.
As the furore continued on, Greig became the focal point for critics, particularly because Packer was still an unknown in Britain.
In the end, Epstein agreed to remove a 1. 5 inches from the penis of the smaller figure on Day and ultimately the furore died down.
The media furore finally came to a head when on 19 July 2006, O ' Leary's contract as Aston Villa manager was terminated by mutual consent.
Before the race there was a furore surrounding McLaren as Ferrari had protested about its braking system-which enabled the drivers to apply the brakes on the rear wheels independently, and thus assist both turn in to corners and traction out of them.
In Ours, a pudding was made on stage, and this caused a major furore – people were not used to seeing such realistic tasks in a stage setting.
He was on good terms with Andrew Melville, and caused a furore by showing Melville the contents of Basilikon Doron in advance.
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