Collocations for controversy - noun

considerable, great, major | bitter, fierce, raging, violent | lively
His views have excited a lively controversy among fellow scientists.

fresh, further, new, renewed | continued, continuing, long-standing, prolonged | public | political | religious, theological | academic, critical, scholarly

arouse, cause, create, excite, fuel, give rise to, provoke, spark (off), stir up
What they are doing is bound to stir up controversy.

be dogged by, be marked by, be riven by, be surrounded by
This year''s championships have been dogged by controversy.

avoid
The prime minister seemed anxious to avoid controversy about these appointments.

run into
The network ran into controversy over claims of faked documentary footage.

be no stranger to
The MP, who is no stranger to controversy herself, said the scandal could have serious repercussions.

court
The singer deliberately courts controversy with his racist and sexist lyrics.

arise, break out
A fierce controversy has broken out over the issue.

rage
Controversy is raging over the route of the new motorway.

exist
Controversy exists as to how safe these drugs are.

centre on sth
The controversy centred on the issue of compensation for the victims.

surround sth
Much controversy surrounds the new exam.

amid ~
The minister has resigned amid continuing controversy over his education proposals.

~ about/concerning/over
There has been a lot of controversy over the use of these drugs.

~ among
controversy among historians

~ between
controversy between the two leaders

~ surrounding
the bitter controversy surrounding the introduction of the new regulations

~ with
her long-running controversy with fellow academics

a matter/source/subject of controversy, a storm of controversy
The book raised a storm of controversy.