France's most wanted criminal in the seventies, Mesrine is a controversial figure in his native land.
Why given all its other problems would the Bush administration embrace such a controversial figure?
Always a controversial figure, Shepherd was forced out of the club when Ashley bought his controlling interest.
Sir Salman is considered a controversial figure in India where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.
He was also a controversial figure rumored to have ties to the drug trade and the private security industry.
Mr Stringer said Mr Cameron "knows she was a controversial figure and to have seven-and-a-half hours' debate is too much".
Chavez, who has ruled oil-rich Venezuela since 1999, is a controversial figure with outspoken, antagonistic views toward the United States.
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The UK-based author is considered a controversial figure in India - where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.
Steinbrenner was a controversial figure, often chastised for interfering in on-field decisions and for being impatient if the team underperformed.
Minority shareholders might approve of the new managers, especially at Enel where Franco Tato, the outgoing boss, was a controversial figure.
She is a controversial figure in Indian politics, having been accused of inciting Hindu hardliners who destroyed the Babri mosque near Ayodhya in 1992.
Andrew Breitbart was a controversial figure, often delighting in the outrage he inspired in his political opponents and engaging plenty in outrage of his own.
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"Mr Abramovich is a controversial figure and I'm not sure he's very popular with the common people, " said Igor Schveitzer, a football correspondent with Radio Liberty.
But off the court, Tilden was a controversial figure, battling with tennis officials as his amateur status was called into question and being accused of being arrogant and inconsiderate.
Oviedo was a controversial figure in Paraguay, beloved by his supporters and despised by enemies, some of whom accused him of trying to undemocratically seize power in the country.
But off the court, Tilden was a controversial figure, battling with tennis officials as his amateur status was called into question, and he was accused of being arrogant and inconsiderate.
In Louisiana, the GOP candidate was Woody Jenkins, a controversial figure who nearly won a Senate race in 1996 but who concealed a campaign payment to ex-Klansman David Duke for his mailing lists.
Lewis is also something of a controversial figure.
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Mr Cartes, a businessman, is a controversial figure.
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Denton is a controversial figure in the worlds of media and politics as documented in much of the coverage of the breach, but as a security guy I had no preconceived notions of what he was like.
But Warren remains a highly controversial figure, and a painful confirmation process in the Senate could await her, or any nominee that Obama ultimately decides upon.
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Bobby Knight is a pretty controversial figure in the world of collegiate sports.
The Court of Justice of the Republic, which investigates ministerial misconduct, is looking into claims that Mr Tapie, a controversial business figure, may have received favourable treatment because of his support for the former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
But the dozens of concerts and recitals in America and Europe for Brahms's centenary are a good occasion to recall how controversial a figure he often was, and how problematic his reputation.
Possibly, because Reep was, and remains, a controversial and polarizing figure in the English game.
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