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uncontroversial

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Causing no controversy.

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  • adjective Not controversial.

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  • adjective not likely to arouse controversy

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Examples

  • I find the use of the term "uncontroversial" an odd and partisan choice in what would otherwise be a straightforward report.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • As for substantive qualifications, Judge Sotomayor’s record is remarkably uncontroversial from a traditional political perspective.

    Sonia Sotomayor: What Will She Mean For the Court? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009

  • It’s not exactly like height which can be measured in uncontroversial ways.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010

  • It’s not exactly like height which can be measured in uncontroversial ways.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010

  • But he's got a knack for making progressive ideas sound moderate, reasonable and uncontroversial, which is one reason he drives his ideological adversaries crazy.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • I believe the aforementioned paper and debate show that your example is far from "uncontroversial," unless of course you believe it is all just an attempt to harm Obama.

    Discourse.net: Harsh But Fair? 2009

  • This expedited procedure is generally used for measures considered "uncontroversial," which is odd, to say the least, since the war in Afghanistan is anything but uncontroversial, with the most recent evidence being the release by Wikileaks of secret documents on the war, which the New York Times reported "offers an unvarnished, ground-level picture of the war in Afghanistan that is in many respects more grim than the official portrayal."

    Robert Naiman: House Votes Today on Afghan, Pakistan Wars 2010

  • This expedited procedure is generally used for measures considered "uncontroversial," which is odd, to say the least, since the war in Afghanistan is anything but uncontroversial, with the most recent evidence being the release by Wikileaks of secret documents on the war, which the New York Timesreported"offers an unvarnished, ground-level picture of the war in Afghanistan that is in many respects more grim than the official portrayal."

    Robert Naiman: House Votes Today on Afghan, Pakistan Wars Robert Naiman 2010

  • While some might quibble at the characterization of physics as "uncontroversial", she does seem like a good example of someone whose decision as to whether to pursue a career in science was based on external social factors rather than based on purely innate preferences.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Peggy 2008

  • This expedited procedure is generally used for measures considered "uncontroversial," which is odd, to say the least, since the war in Afghanistan is anything but uncontroversial, with the most recent evidence being the release by Wikileaks of secret documents on the war, which the New York Times reported "offers an unvarnished, ground-level picture of the war in Afghanistan that is in many respects more grim than the official portrayal."

    Robert Naiman: House Votes Today on Afghan, Pakistan Wars 2010

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